Three trucks burnt
Two Mercedes Benz trucks and another truck, and a pile of pallets were severely damaged by fire at Wilder Transport, Ltd, McAlpine Avenue, Upper Riccarton, last evening. Damage is estimated at 3150,000.
Fire engines from Sockburn and Spreydon were called to the blaze soon after 10 p.m. and had it under control in less than 40 minutes.
A Fire Service' spokesman said that the fire was being treated as suspicious.
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Press, 20 August 1983, Page 8
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