MOTOR-LOERY BURNED.
BENZINE LtJAD ALIGHT. A motor-lorry laden with cases of benzine was destroyed by fire ,on the main road at Karaka on Thursday afternoon. The lorry, which was owned by Messrs- Andrew and Andrew, of Otahuhu, and was -driven' by Mr. J- Haslip, was proceeding to Pukekohe with between 70 and 80 cases of benzine, and when near the Karaka school the driver's attention was attracted by a woman driving a horse and trap. He stopped and noticed smoke issuing apparently through his load. Immediately afterwards the lorry burst into flames, which rose to a great height. The driver could only save his coat and a tarpaulin. The cause of the fire is not'known. The lorry was insured in the Alliance Office.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18629, 9 February 1924, Page 8
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