LAUNCH IN FLAMES
PETROL FIRE QUELLED. COATS AND SEA WATER. 'By Telegraph—Press Association.] -- AUCKLAND, Nov. 5. An exciting experience befell a party of Surfdalie residents when fire broke out" in a launch in which they iv/I e travelling to Auckland. In putting out the flames Mr C. Thornton, storekeeper, of Surfdale, and Mr S. Tapper, received burns. A fault in the carburetter pipe caused petrol to ignite. Mr Tapper was trapped by the flames, but dashed through a wall of fire and turned off the petrol. He and Mr Thornton then threw several coats over_th» flames and also emptied several buckets of water over the fire. They were both exhausted when the fire was extinguished. A : coastal steamer picked up the occupants of the launch and towed the damaged vessel to port. -
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Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 6 November 1933, Page 7
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132LAUNCH IN FLAMES Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 6 November 1933, Page 7
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