FIRE DISASTERS
47 MEN TRAPPED
In Gold Mine OTTAWA, February 10. A message from Sudbury, Ontario, slates that -17 men have been trapped in the Hollinger gold mine. They are all believed to be dead. Two bodies have been recovered. Smoke is linking the rescue work. The blaze was caused by spontaneous < oiubii.-l ion in an abandoned working. ANOTHER DISASTER. NEW YORK, February 10. At L'verelt, Massachusetts, at least ten .Vi re killed by an explosiorf in I'j.ile Ten Still Refining Plant of the Beacon Oil ('oy. BIG BLAZE AT CAPETOWN. CAPETOWN, February 11. \ disastrous (in*, involving half a million, destroyed the greater part of l lie Imperial ('old Storage premises on the seafront. The butter, margarine and bacon fed the flames. I’he firemen battled with ammonia fumes. Fortu nately the ammonia was discovered m the early stages, and the spare tubes were removed. The adjoining new buildings were not affected. The company states 1: will restar', operations on Alonday.
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Grey River Argus, 13 February 1928, Page 5
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160FIRE DISASTERS Grey River Argus, 13 February 1928, Page 5
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