MOTOR LORRY CATCHES FIRE
DRIVER BADLY BURNT Severe burns to his left hand, and slight burns on bis forehead and right hand, were sustained shortly after 5 o’clock last night, by James Moore, a lorry driver, when his truck caught fire. The lorry, which belongs to Coutts Bros., was taking in petrol from the bowser in tlie ' firms premises in Aro Street, when it burst into flames. ■' The fire brigade were quickly on the spot, and soon had the flames under control, the lorry being but slightly damaged. Moore, a single man, 24 years of age, who resides at 47 Epuni Street, off Aro Street, was conveyed to the Hospital by the Free Ambulance. -re you adequately insured? Consult the Mercantile and General Insurance Co., Ltd., Panama Street, Wellington. Prompt settlements.—Advt.
It was wetter inside than it was out.
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Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 290, 7 September 1928, Page 12
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