BIG FIRE IN MELBOURNE TIMBER YARDS DESTROYED. POLICE AND PRISONERS' HOT TIME.
By Telegraph.— Press Association.— Copyright. MELBOURNE, 30th July. A fire at Stone's timber yard at Kitzroy, covering three acres, destroyed timber' and machinery to the value of £20,000. The Town Hall and a row of cottages across tho street were badly damaged, the inmates escaping m their night attire. There were several narrow escapes. The police headquarters in the Town Hall, where a number of constables were sleeping, caught fire and one man was rescued in an unconscious condition. Prisoners in the cells had n hot time, but were removed to safety.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 27, 31 July 1912, Page 7
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