BIG TREE IN FLAMES.
STORM SCENE AT CASTLEMAINE. MELBOURNE, April 30. The peaceful township of Castlemaine had a disquieting' experience during th'e week-end. All the furies of the skies seemed loose m it. A street tree,' with a girth of 6ft., was struck by lightning and brought, torn and twisted, to the ground; and the current ran. down the roots, fused or broke the gas main, and, as the gas came through' the ground it was ignited. Soon the tree was a mass of flame, and burning gas covered a wide area. The gas company says that 20,000 feet of gas were lost. Many buildings vibrated during the storm, and 80 out of the 108 telephones m the town were fused. The residents were grateful when heavy rain cooled the atmosphere.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXX, Issue 13069, 8 May 1913, Page 7
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