DAMAGE TO MANY HOUSES
Air Raid On Swansea FIRES DEALT WITH SPEEDILY
LONDON, February 2U
An Air Ministry communique states that during the early hours of last night enemy aircraft a tacked Swansea in South Wales. Bombs damaged a considerable number of houses and businc:premises, but the incendiaries which were dropped were dealt with very promptly. A number of fires were started, but all had been extinguished early this morning. A number of persons were killed.
A short alack was made on Loudon, causing some damage but few casualties. in several other parts ol England and at one point in eastern Scotland raiders caused some damage but no large casualties. Most of these casualties were at a point, in the Home Counties.
All tbe raids had finished soon after midnight. An earlier communique issued by the Air Ministry and the Ministry of Home Security stated that there was a small amount of enemy activity yesterday afternoon, mainly over Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. Some bombs were dropped, but. reports indicated that little damage and few casualties were caused.
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Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 126, 21 February 1941, Page 7
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