FIRE FIGHTING AT SEA
WESTMEATH AND CARGO SLIGHTLY DAMAUhJJ.
By Telegraph—Press Association. Auckland, Juno 19. , The Federal Shire liner XVestmeath has arrived from Liverpool, via 1 nnama. On May 28, about 9.20 a.m., smote appeared from'the-ventilators of No. i hold. The fire was located in tho tween decks, and the smoke penetrated tho freezing engine-room and the bunkers. , Tho deck and coamings of the foro part of No. i hold started to crackle, and the captain had acids and other dangerous cargo in the vicinity jettisoned and the vessel was put head to the wind. Two hoses were used to extinguish the fire, which, shortly after midnight was well in hand. The captain estimates the damage to the ship and cargo as i small, but until tho cargo in No. i hold has been discharged it will be impossible to mako a reliablo statement.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DOM19200621.2.18
Bibliographic details
Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 228, 21 June 1920, Page 4
Word Count
144FIRE FIGHTING AT SEA Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 228, 21 June 1920, Page 4
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Dominion. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in