Fire Peril After a Birth
Mrs W. Dowding, of Council Houses, Appleford, near Abingdon, Berkshire, had to leave home hurriedly in her night clothes early in the morning only three hours after giving birth to a child, as tlio house was on fire. Sho carried her infant, and, although sho received slight burns, the baby was unharmed. The house was destroyed and Mr. and Mrs. Dowding lost all their belongings. A Pomeranian dog, which was burnt to death, gave an alarm by barking, and was heard by the neighbours.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LVI, Issue 7062, 23 January 1933, Page 2
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