STEAMER ON FIRE
Beached at Perim (Received Jan. 16, 7 p.m.) London, Jan. 16. The steamer Taronga reached Perim, at the entrance to the Red Sea, on fire, and was beached to prevent her capsizing. She was finally abandoned after discharging 50 bales of skins and 250 bales of wool. All the forward holds were then burning. Miss Mary Cobb, the actress, who was returning from Australia and New Zealand, landed safely.
A serious outbreak of fine on the Norwegian motor-ship Taronga, 6732 tons, which was berthed at Pyrmont, Sydney, on December 17, resulted in damage to cargo estimated at £5OOO. The fire occurred in No. 1 hold, amongst hundreds of tons of copra loaded at Rabanl, and was first noticed at 3 p.m. Fire brigades and fire floats were in attendance, and after much difficulty was experienced in reaching the seat of the outbreak the fire was completely extinguished by midnight. The Taronga was on her way from Rabanl to the Continent via Sydney and Melbourne.
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Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 96, 17 January 1933, Page 9
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