SPECTACULAR BLAZE
ON MONTREAL WATERFRONT. ONE STEAMER BURNT. ALSO TWO PIERS. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT Received 1.45 p.m. to-day. OTTAWA, Dec. 30. The Hoboken Clyde steamship Seneca was burnt, probably beyond salvage, and two piers were'destroyed at Montreal when a spectacular fire swept the waterfront. Many other vessels were barely pulled from the flames by tugs. Some, however, were badly scorched and crippled. The damage is estimated at over 1.000.000 dollars. The fir© is believed to have started when a spark from an acetylene torch fell upon oil-covered, water. One fireman was severely burnt.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 31 December 1927, Page 7
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93SPECTACULAR BLAZE Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 31 December 1927, Page 7
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