FIGHT WITH FIRE.
FIERCE BLAZE ON SHIP,
SY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT LONDON, April 15.
A fierce fire broke out in the liner Mont Laurier, which was being- repaired in dry dock at Birkenhead. The forepart of the vessel was destroyed. Four fire brigades, divided into thirty sections, were occupied all the morning before the fire was put out. The forward plates were white hot, and the firemen had the greatest difficulty in getting near. Two firemen were overcome by the fumes, although they wore masks. A number of firemen climbed to the, top deck and formed a human ladder in order to fasten up the scaffolding to hold the hose.
The damage is estimated at £60,000,
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 17 April 1925, Page 5
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