Forest Fires in Eight States
Received Tuesday, 7.20 p.m. NEW YORK, April 21. Forest fires in eight eastern States continued to take toll of woodlands, marshes and farms parched by the unseasonably warm and dry weather. Alost of the fires are smaller than yesterday, when they swept over 100,000 acres, destroyed many dwellings and caused several millions of dollars’ damage. Stubborn blazes continue to challenge the fire-fighters in New Jersey, New York, Alassacliusetts and Vermont. New Jersey has been hardest hit, particularlv in the vicinity <»f Lakewood, where 50 dwellings were completely destroyed and, numerous others damaged.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MT19410423.2.40
Bibliographic details
Manawatu Times, Volume 66, Issue 96, 23 April 1941, Page 6
Word Count
97Forest Fires in Eight States Manawatu Times, Volume 66, Issue 96, 23 April 1941, Page 6
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Manawatu Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in