MILLION POUNDS WORTH OF TOBACCO LOST
1 BURNED AT VICTORIA DOCKS. ■' (Rec. April 16. 0.20 a.m.) London, April 15. Sixty thousands tons of tobacco which, based on a value of 6d: a pound, was estimated to be of the value of a million vounds, was destroyed by fire at the Victoria docks warehouse. Firemen and fire floats fought for seven hours under a dense pall of smoke The fumes asphyxiated firemen, policemen and officials, who lecovercd under the application or artificial respiration,. The blaze endangered neighbouring- dwellings. ine hnperial Tobacco Company is the biggest loser. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.
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Dominion, Volume 16, Issue 178, 16 April 1923, Page 7
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