FIRE IN FRENCH LINER
(N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) ROMI£, Eebruary 17. The French liner, Ferdinand de Lessjeps, of 11,150 tons, carrying 400 civilian passengers and 259 French troops from Madagascar to Marseilles, made an emergency call at Naples early today after fire broke out in one hold on the high seas. • Firemen put out. the fire, which destroyed a cargo of oil and seeds. There were no casualties among the passengers or crew, and the liner is expected to continue her voyage this afternoon. _
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Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 26970, 20 February 1953, Page 6
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