Army Ordnance Depot Razed Following Warnings
HUNDREDS OF VEHICLES DESTROYED
United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. Received Wednesday, 11.40 p.m. LONDON, May 10. Following anonymous threats received at a nearby R.A.F. airport a big blaze at an Army ordnance depot near Nottingham last night destroyed hundreds of light motor vehicles and tyres. The depot is one of the chief distributing centres of Army cars. CONTRADICTION NO VEHICLES DAMAGED Received Thursday, 12.50 a.m. LONDON, May 10. Petrol tanks burst and one big shed was destroyed when the Army ordnance store was burned. Another was saved. It is officially stated that no vohicles were damaged, while a large number of tyres were saved.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 109, 11 May 1939, Page 5
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