Arson suspected
fN.Z, Press Association) ROTORUA, Feb. 10. Detectives yesterday confirmed that they were treating as arson a fire which on Friday night partly destroyed the premises of the “Kawerau Gazette” and the Kawerau Printing Company. The owner of the company, Mr W. Lawrence jun., was admitted to Whakatane Hospital with bums suffered in the fire. He was reported to be in a state of shock and in only fair condition. Detective-Inspector S. B. McEwan, of Hamilton, is heading the inquiry into the
fire, which raged for 20 j minutes and caused more i . than 540,000 damage. He and detectives from i i Whakatane have been search- > 1 ing the debris for clues to I . how the fire started. Piles of charred paper* were found on the editor’s . desk in the offices of the , small weekly “Kawerau Ga- > zette,” which is run by the 1 Kawerau Community Asso--1 ciation. The pages 'for the I 1 paper had been prepared for: this week’s issue. The building was cordoned I s off and a police guard' >-posted. i
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Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33456, 11 February 1974, Page 2
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176Arson suspected Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33456, 11 February 1974, Page 2
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