BOARDERS TRAPPED.
THREE BURNT TO DEATH. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. SYDNEY, April 4. The Coffee Palace at Walcha caught fire early this morning, twelve boarders being entrapped by the flames, which' speedily raged from end to end of the building. After .a desperate struggle ah except three escaped. H. Callan, J. Hall and A. Waterson were unable to reach an exit and were burned to death.. Mrs Shallaher and Michael Solomons both jumped from windows and were seriously injured. The building, which was constructed of wood, was demolished. The cause of the outbreak is unknowM.
There were twelve lodgers in the building at the time of the outbreak: Several jumped from the windows and a number were seriously injured. It is surmised that the victims became confused in the smoke and were unable to find the exit, as one of them occupied a room on the ground floor, and onlv had to step through a window to safety.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 5 April 1926, Page 5
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