A BIG BLAZE
PALMERSTON OUTBREAK FORD COMPANY’S GARAGE GAS CONTAINER EXPLODES. PALMERSTON N., March G. A disastrous iiro broke oat in the Ford Motor Company’,, largo garage In lumgitikei and Cuba Streets this ovoning Although the front portion of the building was not seriously damaged the large rear garages and workshop wore gutted. The lire was most spectacular.
A sensation was caused by a loud explosion of the acetone welding gat container, windows in the vicinity being broken. Six new and 15 second-hand care were destroyed, also others garaged for different owners. Mr J. Reid, a garage worker who discovered the outbreak, was very badly burned on the left hand. Details of the Joss were unavailable to-night. LATER j It was reported later that 27 secondj hand and 7 new cars were destroyed, ! The water pressure was only 50 lbs, ! and later dropped to 22 lbs at midI night when the blaze was completely I under control.
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Stratford Evening Post, Issue 10, 7 March 1930, Page 2
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