FIRE ON A STEAMER.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 350, 18 March 1922, Page 5

FIRE ON A STEAMER.

OUTBREAK ON THE 11AT1RAR.A

QUANTITY- OF FLAX DESTROYED

The largest lire that has occurred on a, ship in Wellington since the sensational outbreak on the Turakma took place last night on the British India ) Company’s llatipara, which is lying at the King’s Wharf. The alarm was given at 940 the lire being conl’med to the lower ’tween deck, in which were stored some 600 bales of flax loaded at Wellington. An Indian quartermaster. Abdul Kaiiii, noticed smoke coming from the hold, and immediately informed the chief ofhcei, who dispatched J Cadet J. Hopkins to give the alarm at the box at the "half comet. The brigade, who were on the scene within four minutes, set to work with three leads, first of all pouring water down Z ventilators. The hatches were raised, and huge volumes of smoke belched foith. At, 1120 p.m. the Harbour Board steam engine was sent for, with a view to coding the hold, and arrived at midnight. NECESSARY TO FLOOD HOLD. (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, March 18. With the assistance of the pumps of the tim Terawhiti. the fire brigade extinguished wherein them i-- quantity 6 0 l°irenenil cargo'were destroyed. (> Tlm° cause MmufrSloS'laH night, is unknown. rr, W as built in Japan in 1818 r mg,, ilritish Government, and was then known as the War Fance She. was