BURNT TO DEATH
TWELVE CAIRO VICTIMS TRAPPED IN A BASEMENT CAIRO, August 7 Entrapped in a burning basement, three men, two women and seven children were burnt to death when a lamp fell on to a tin of benzine. People outside the house listened helplessly to the screaming inmates striving to escape by a door which could not be approached owing to the flames.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19340809.2.81
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21874, 9 August 1934, Page 11
Word Count
64BURNT TO DEATH New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21874, 9 August 1934, Page 11
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.