TWO FIRES ON STEAMER,
<» - SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION. [BY TELEGI'APH.—SFECIAI, CORRESPONDENT.] V'A "WELLINGTON. Wednesday. -"0 The Minister for Marine was asked by ■':'■ Mr. C. H. Poole in the House of Representatives to-day whether an inquiry bad:;''' been held as to the cause of the fire en '■'?? ■/ an overseas vessel iii Auckland Harbour recently. . - : ;- : V The Minister said that two fires had broken out in the bunker coal of.'tuLv"-:';. 1 ship, one before arrival and the other'.; after arrival. The superintendent had ■;. held a preliminary inquiry, and it ap-J'.v peared that both fires were caused by . spontaneous combustion. The result of ; the investigation was considered to be c o satisfactory that further inquiry was not necessary. - ]
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16673, 18 October 1917, Page 4
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