SPECTACULAR FIRE
THRILLS FOR CROWD (British O/licinl Wireless) RUGBY, Ith June. In Holborn, great crowds watched a strong force of firemen engaged from the tops of water towers and escapes in subduing an outbreak of (ire at the huge offices of the Prudential Assurance Company. A large part of the office staff of 4000 was withdrawn within two minutes of the alarm. The lire originated- in a part of the building undergoing reconstruction. Practically all document were saved. No one was hurt and there was only slight damage to the building.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 18 June 1932, Page 7
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91SPECTACULAR FIRE Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 18 June 1932, Page 7
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