SHOWER OF INCENDIARIES
EFFORT TO SET CORNFIELDS ON FIRE MENTAL HOSPITAL BOMBED (Rec. 12.10 p.m.) London, Aug. 11. During last night's enemy raids many incendiaries were showered on cornfields in East Anglia in an organised attempt to set fire to the harvest. Watchers buried many incendiaries before they caused destruction. A mental hospital in East Anglia was hit several times and two wards occupied by aged patients were destroyed. A number of patients and members of the staff were killed and several seriously injured. Others are missing. Twelve bodies were recovered. Two aged women buried under three tons ol debris were rescued alive after six hours An official communique states: “On Tuesday afternoon enemy aircraft dropped bombs on a town in the south of England and at another on the south-east coast. Some damage was done and there were some casualties, including a few killed. —P A.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 77, 12 August 1942, Page 2
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147SHOWER OF INCENDIARIES Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 77, 12 August 1942, Page 2
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