FIRE ON A TRAIN.
TWO CARS DESTROYED. By Telegraph.— Press Abboeiat lon .—Copyright. MELBOURNE, 4th February. Two passenger cars on n Bairnsdale train caught lire and were- completely, destroyed. There are no details as to the cause or how the passengers fared, but it is understood, they escaped. passengers~lose all belongings. outbreak probably caused by bush fires. (Received February 5, 9.40 a.m.) MELBOURNE, This Day. The fire was discovered by a passenger while the train wae in motion. The train was pulled up, and thirty -five pasaengers in the two corridor cars made a hurried exit. They lost all their belongings, and the cars were completely destroyed. The damage ie set down at £3500. The cause of the outbreak is unknown, but it is probably due to the bush fires.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 30, 5 February 1912, Page 7
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