DELUGE OF BEER
THOUSANDS OF GALLONS LOST
Iron fireproof doors, at white heal, were opened in a bonded wine and spirit warehouse in Liverpool re.j cently to allow firemen to reach (he seat of a fife, . The full force of the central Liverpool brigade fought the outbreak, which originated in a portion of the building used as a case making lacOory. Vast quantities of whisky aim spirits were in store. The outbreak was prevented from reaching the spirit, but thousands of gallons of beer poured into the street. Four engines pumped water through the roof, and the floor, which when emerged was nearly at boiling point. Smoke helmets weire used by the firemen as a protection against the fumes. Vast clouds of smoke issuing from the building shrouded the Rivet Mersey, and traffic in nearby streets was delayed in the C'--g. After a two-hour battle the out. j break was got under control.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume I, Issue 500, 23 July 1932, Page 3
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153DELUGE OF BEER Stratford Evening Post, Volume I, Issue 500, 23 July 1932, Page 3
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