FIRE AND EXPLOSION
FIREMEN AFFECTED (By. Telegraph—Press Association;) CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. A fire this morning in ■ ! a shed at the back of tho Commerce Buildings in Hereford Street was : caused through inflammable goods catching alight while a. man was" mixing turpentine. When tho brigade arrived it used a chemical mixture, and then tho firemen entered the shed. Almost immediately an explosion occurred. Fireman J. Miller was stunned and had to rc'ceivo treatment, and two other firemen received lesser shocks. Each had his hair .and clothing singed. Tho blaze was finally extinguished, but a certain amount of stock was destroyed, including'printing ink, turpentine, and polishes, to a value of £4OO. The owner is Mr. Douglas A. Adanis, indent agent, with offices adjacent. When the putbreak started he made a hurried "exit from the shed. His hair and clothing vere a'so singed. <
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Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 60, 8 September 1934, Page 11
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140FIRE AND EXPLOSION Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 60, 8 September 1934, Page 11
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