SERIOUS FIRE.
EEMPTHORNE, PROSSER'S ACID WORKS. An extensive fire broke out about 1 a.m. on Tuesday in Kempthorne, Prosser, and Co.'s acid Works at Burnside. The ringing of bells and the sounding of whistles at South Dunedin and on the hill were the signals to many people in those parts that something unusual had occurred. ■'.'Owing'..to .the inflammable nature of /the contents of the works, the fire quickly obtained a strong hold, but an hour and a-hali after the alarm was given the flames appeared be subsiding. Four men from the City Brigade attended. The sulphuric acid work 3 and plant are completely destroyed, but the other works have been saved. The damage -is estimated at between £20,000 and £30,000. ,x- ..
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Otago Witness, Issue 3383, 15 January 1919, Page 36
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121SERIOUS FIRE. Otago Witness, Issue 3383, 15 January 1919, Page 36
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