NINE PERSONS KILLED
FIRE FOLLOWS EXPLOSIONS “TALKIE” STUDIO WRECKED SCENES OF CONFUSION. (United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph Copyright.) Received 10 iai.ni. to-day. NEW YORK, Deo. 10. At least nine persons, consisting of five men and four women, were killed wheal a series of seven explosions of unknown origin wrecked and burned tile Pathe sound film studio. Seventy-five people were in the building. over 20 being all ready to start recording, when the first explosion occurred, rapidly followed by six more. These 'people attempted to rush the exits, as did 50 lightly-clad girls from an upstairs dressing-room, but the swiftly-mounting and spreading flames prevented many escaping. Large quantities of fire apparatus and ambulances were rushed to the scene, but it was 25 minutes before the firemen were able to enter, due to the intense heat. There were scenes of utter confusion, women screaming and shivering with ..old until sheltered by nearby firemen. Others then began the removal of the dead 'and injured to the morgues and hospitals.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLIX, 11 December 1929, Page 7
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