FIRE AT MARTON JUNCTION.
GOODS SHED BURNED. Per Press Association. MARTON, Dec. 8. Shortly before seven o’clock to-night, fire was discovered in the railway goods shed, Marton Junction. The flames had a strong hold. The staff removed books and papers, but it was impossible to save the contents of the shed, the value of which was not available to-night. When the outbreak occurred, it was discove r ed that there were three loaded trucks standing in the shed, and at great risk a driver a.nd fireman took an engine into the building, hooked up the trucks, and withdrew them from almost a raging inferno. Both driver and fireman received burns about their hands.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 10, 9 December 1932, Page 8
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113FIRE AT MARTON JUNCTION. Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 10, 9 December 1932, Page 8
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