CAR TWICE ON FIRE
FIVE ENGINES CALLED OUT Five fire engines in all were called upon to suppress two different outbreaks of fire in the one motor-car yesterday morning. The first call, which was received at 12.54 a.m., came from Ponsonljy" Koad, and was answered by one machine from the Western Districts station and one from the Central station. The second call came from Patteson Street, Freeman's Bay, at 8.13 a.m. and two engines from the Central station and one from the Western Districts station attended. The fire was caused in each case by faulty ignition. The flames wero suppressed by an extinguisher, but damage was done to the generator and wiring system of the motor-car.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22427, 25 May 1936, Page 10
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