OUTBREAK OF FIRE
BATTERY RAIL-CAR. SEVERE DAMAGE. (Per United Press Association.) Christchurch, May 25. The battery rail-car that has been used on the Rangiora-Little River run for the past seven years was badly damaged by fire last evening when in the Christchurch railway yard. A fuse in the wiring is believed to have caused sparks which set the flooring alight. The blaze was put out with chemicals. The damage is estimated at about £2OO.
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Southland Times, Issue 22334, 28 May 1934, Page 11
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74OUTBREAK OF FIRE Southland Times, Issue 22334, 28 May 1934, Page 11
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