FIRE DAMAGES COPRA CARGO
SUVA, October 24. A fire broke out in the copra stored in the No. 2 hold of the Hauraki this morning. It is believed that spontaneous combustion was the cause. The outbreak was suppressed after considerable damage had been done to the copra. Seven thousand ions of sugar stowed below was damaged by water and will have to be unloaded.
The vessel was alongside the wharf at the time, and leads from the shore and the ship were used to fight the blaze.
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Southland Times, Issue 23648, 25 October 1938, Page 6
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