THE FILM FIRE
Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright Australian and N.Z Cable Association.
SYDNEY, February 15,
Excepting halt a dozen, all of tile victims of ihc Boys' Brigade stampede from the motion picture exhibition at Surry Hills have left the hospital, and only one case is serious.
The chief contributing cause of the hap was a sharp turn in a, narrow stair wav.
Alter the first rush, those In charge succeeded in inducing many boys to return to their seats. This, and the methods adopted by the rescuers, prevented much worse results. Some of the children attempted to escape by the windows, when there would have been a. drop of 50ft. Luckily, these were locked as soon as the outbreak started.
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Evening Star, Issue 16350, 16 February 1917, Page 6
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119THE FILM FIRE Evening Star, Issue 16350, 16 February 1917, Page 6
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