FIRED BY LIGHTNING.
A MAGAZINE EXPLODES.
NINE PEOPLE KILLED, 15 INJURED.
By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright.
(Received September 17, 10.59 p.m.)
Paris, September 17. A magazine at Mont Fouron Fort, near Besancon, France, was exploded yesterday by lightning.
The commanding officer, his wife and daughter, two soldiers, the officer in command of a battery, and three civilians were killed, and 15 injured.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13285, 18 September 1906, Page 5
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