A spectacular incident at the fire which destroyed three-storeyed business premises in Auckland yester-day—-the sensational rescue of the company's traveller, Mr. Robert McWhirtcr, who was isolated on the third floor ledge (left), surrounded by smoke and flames. The fireman's extension ladder ivas just too short to reach him, and he climbed from the ledge to reach the top of the ladder, seen on the right. assisted by the fireman.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXII, Issue 44, 20 August 1941, Page 8
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69A spectacular incident at the fire which destroyed three-storeyed business premises in Auckland yesterday—-the sensational rescue of the company's traveller, Mr. Robert McWhirtcr, who was isolated on the third floor ledge (left), surrounded by smoke and flames. The fireman's extension ladder ivas just too short to reach him, and he climbed from the ledge to reach the top of the ladder, seen on the right. assisted by the fireman. Evening Post, Volume CXXXII, Issue 44, 20 August 1941, Page 8
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