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RESCUED BY FIREMEN

Men Trapped By Fire (N.Z. Press Association) WELLINGTON, July 4. Firemen rescued two men from the burning upper floor of a rooming house in Home street, Wellington, shortly after 3.35 a.m. on Saturday. Six other men made their way to safety down a fire escape before the way was blocked by fast-spreading fire, and two were able to get down a stairway before it was cut off. The rooming house, comprising two units separated by a brick wall, was extensively damaged. Firemen believe the fire started in the shower cabinet about 11 p.m. One of the upper-floor occupants dropped a cigarette on to a pillow which caught fire. He put it under the shower and left it. It apparently continued to smoulder and later burst into flame.

The occupants of the burned-out unit salvaged only a few of their personal belongings.

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Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30794, 5 July 1965, Page 12

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RESCUED BY FIREMEN Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30794, 5 July 1965, Page 12

RESCUED BY FIREMEN Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30794, 5 July 1965, Page 12