Suspected $½M arson
PA Wanganui Arsonists are believed to be responsible for more than $500,000 worth of fire damage done to the Hannah's shoe shop in Wanganui on Saturday night. The store manager. Mr W. Papple, said last evening that the Fire Service found that rubbish bags were used to start a fire on the floor at the back of the shop.
"When the brigade arrived, it entered through the front doors, which had been broken open from the inside." The fire was the worst the company had ever suffered, he said.’ “All the stock is affected by smoke and water and up to $350,000 worth may have to be written off, said Mr Papple.
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Press, 13 April 1982, Page 6
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