SHIP AFIRE
AT AUSTRALIAN PORT. SYDNEY, October 31,
A steamer of more than 5,000 tons was damaged at an Australian port, last night, when fire broke out among a cargo of petrol and other dangerously inflammable goods. Wh£le 120 firemen attempted to subdue the blaze, 40 wharf labourers risked their liyes to move the cargo, which it was feared might cause a disastrous explosion. Tim police believe the fire was started by sparks from an oxyacetylene flame ' cutter, which was used to remove steel cleets on the deck. Gasmasks were used by the firemen, who - had to work amid dense smoke and fumes, created when a large consignment of cork took fire. After many hours the blaze was got under control.
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Grey River Argus, 2 November 1942, Page 3
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121SHIP AFIRE Grey River Argus, 2 November 1942, Page 3
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