TERRIBLE FIRE
NINE OF FAMILY PERISH
United Press Assn, by El. Tel. Copyrieb* (United Service.) (Received Ffeb. 3. 11 p.in.) VANCOUVER. Feb.' 2.
News from Richmond (Virginia), states that nine, all or one family, were burned to death at the nearby town of Buekhannon. when a fire destroyed the home of Peter Fines, a miner. The victims! -included five children. Trov Gibson, husband of one of the victims, alone escaped, badly burned. It is stated that acan of powder caused the blaze.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXIX, Issue 10811, 4 February 1929, Page 5
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82TERRIBLE FIRE Gisborne Times, Volume LXIX, Issue 10811, 4 February 1929, Page 5
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