BUILDING COLLAPSES
f Indian Coolies Buried TEN BODIES RECOVERED Calcutta, 30. About 50 or 60 coolies were buried when the Hanuman jute press factory at Howrah collapsed. Police and others are working feverishly to remove the debris, but it will be days before the real death roll is known. There was a fire in the building a few days’ago, and the'coolies were engaged in salvaging damaged jute bales when the building collapsed during a strong wind without the slightest warning. So far ten bodies have been recovered.
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Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 183, 2 May 1934, Page 9
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