COFFEE PALACE FIRE
THREE BOARDERS BURNT TO '
DEATH,
(United Press Association, —Copyrigfit.) SYDNEY, 3rd April. A coffee palace at Walcha caught fire early this morning. The twelve boarders were entrapped in the flames, which speedily raged from end to end of the building. After a desperate strugglo all except throe escaped.
H. Callan, J. Hall, and A. Waterson were unable, to reach an exit and were burned to death. Mrs. Shallaher and Michael Solomons both jumped from windows and were seriously injured.
The building, which was constructed of wood, was destroyed. The cause of tho outbreak is unknown.
It is surmised that the victims became confused in the smoke and were unable to find an exit, as ono of them occupied a room on tho ground floor and only had to step through a window to safety.
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Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 80, 5 April 1926, Page 7
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