WATERFRONT FIRE IN U.S

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 79, 15 August 1944, Page 5

WATERFRONT FIRE IN U.S

HUGE LOSS OF WAR SUPPLIES

New York, Aug. 12. A million dollars worth of war materials was destroyed in a fire on the Hoboken waterfront last night. The fire was brought under control early to-day after it had destroyed one pier and badly damaged two others together with a big office and warehouse building. A later message said that firemen in flreboats were still fighting the fire 24 hours after its outbreak. A nightwalchman and a longshoreman are missing, but nobody has been definitely reported killed. The F. 8.1. is investigating the cause of the fire, which is so far unknown. The damage is unofficially estimated at 5,000.000 dollars. THIRD OUTBREAK New- York. Aug. 13. While the embers of the spectacular Coney Island blaze were still smouldering, a fire swept through Palisades Amusement Park on the New Jersey shore of the Hudson river, putting to flight 35.000 Sunday pleasure seekers, sending 19 to hospital and causing 1,500.000 dollars worth of property dam. age. Hundreds were overcome by smoke. The blaze resulted from a short circuit. It is the third major fire in Vne New York area in three days. Authorities pointed out that a prolong, ed heat drought made a tinderbox of the wooden amusement structures.