FIRE IN GLASGOW.
FAMOUS EXHIBITION LOST. BLAZE SPREADS QUICKLY. DANGER, NOT OVER YET. by cable— press association—COPYßlGHT, Received July 8, 2.5 p.m. LONDON. July 7. The file at Glasgow destroyed the famous Kelvin Rail Exhibition, the building covering several acres. It also gutted a church. Whole streets of tenement houses were ablaze. Only an unexpected change in the wind saved the famous art gallery. The fire broke out in Kelvin Hall, which ' is largely timber. Soon the whole fabric was ablaze. The flames were blown, by a strong wind, involving the tenements opposite, the inmates of which were preparing the evening meal. They fled in terror, carrying young children. Ekery available fire engine in Glasgow was quickly on the .scene. A fire call was wirelessed all over West Scotland. The. whole population of Glasgow turned out to witness' the terrific spectacle. Owing to the strong wind the danger of the fire spreading is. not yet over.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 8 July 1925, Page 11
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