GREAT CONFLAGRATION IN MANCHESTER.
OIL BUTTER, AND BACON STORE
ON FIRE.
(Bt Electric Telegraph—Coptmqht.) (Pan Press Amociatioh.) LONDON, Sept. 4., One of the largest fires ever known in Manchester broke out in a bonded store at ■Bridgewater Canal. Tlie store was full of oil. Butter, and bacon. The fire is still burning. The damage is estimated at £250.000. The warehouse was gutted. Immense crowds were attracted by the flames, which rose 500 feet.
The firemen had a heavy task saving the adjoining property. Three thousand bales of cotton, two thousand cases of print goods, and much merchandise and oil were dost roved.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9589, 5 September 1913, Page 5
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