The danger caused by the use by painters of blow torches to remove old paint from wood before applying the new coat was emphasised by a Gisborne fire insurance agent after a recent outbreak (reports the Herald). He pointed out that . the painters turned the torches directly on, to the wood/ and several fires had been caused by this practice, the origin of one big fire in Gisborne last year being set down to the use of such a torch. No doubt the painters could not avoid using the torches in such a manner, but he was of the opinion that every painter should provide himself with a chemical extinguisher for use in case the wood caught alight.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3854, 24 January 1928, Page 67
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