Prompt Action
Warm commendation of the manner in which the night staff at the power station dealt with the outbreak of fire on Monday night was given at the Poverty Bay Power Board’s meeting to-day by the engineer, Mr. F. Matthevvson, who said that but for the active steps taken considerable damage must have eventuated. It was fortunate that the board had a night watchman on duty in the powerstation. The watchman saw one of the panels break into ilames, and immediately called the operator, who put out the initial fire with sand, also dealing promptly with an outbreak at another point.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20208, 29 March 1940, Page 6
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102Prompt Action Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20208, 29 March 1940, Page 6
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