FERRY BOAT IN FLAMES
Five Workmen Trapped in Engine-room DESPERATE RESCUE BY FIREMEN By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. (Received November 16, 11 p.m.) Sydney, November 16. Five workmen were trapped this afternoon in a tierce fire which' practically destroyed one of the Manly ferry boats, the Bellubera, at the company's private wharf, Neutral Bay. All were rescued alive after desperate and courageous efforts by firemen.. One man. however, died on the way to hospital. The Bellubera had just been thoroughly reconditioned and converted from a coal to an oil-burner. The men were in the engine-room, which suddenly burst into flame' and barred their exit. One man shouted the alarm through a porthole. Fire brigades poured tons of water on the flames, and finally cut a large hole in tlie side of tile vessel with oxy-acetylene blowpilies. Two firemen entered wearing asbestos suits and carried the workmen through dense smoke and fumes to the wharf The large crowds which gathered wondered how it was possible that the men could be alive. The boat was burned to the water’s edge. The damage is estimated at £50,000
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Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 45, 17 November 1936, Page 9
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182FERRY BOAT IN FLAMES Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 45, 17 November 1936, Page 9
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