SENSATIONAL SCENES
MANY HEROIC DEEDS. FRIGHTENED GIRLS RESCUED. DISASTROUS FIRE IN LONDON Received 1.10 pan. to-day’. LONDON, 'Sept. 9. Tli ere Avere many sensational escapes from the three-storied building AA’here the explosion and fire occurred in a film Avaste works. Many clambered doAvn the drain pipes, AA’hile Others hung to AvidoAV sills, too. frightened to jump. A feAA' of these wore overcome, fell into the canal and AA’ere rescued in a semiconscious condition. It is certain that there Avould liaA-e been a terrible death roll but for canal barge, AA’orkcrs Avho ran up ladders and rescued many from the bottom AvindoAvs. Abo A-e the roar of the inferno could be heard terrified screams of Avomen.
The firemen’s task A\*as practically’ hopeless, because the adjoining premises Avas a garage, AA’here there AA’ere slocks of petrol. Many cars Avere destroyed, There AA’ere scores of instances of indiA’idual heroism, of rescuers dragging fainting girls Avitli tlieir clothes afire from the building.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 10 September 1927, Page 9
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158SENSATIONAL SCENES Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 10 September 1927, Page 9
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