FIRE.
i rU-NiTED Press Association.]
! Wellington, Oct. 8. Volumes of smoke issuing from hatchways1 of the Italian ship Eurasia k lying at the wool jetty, caused a fire alarm to be given at 8 o'clock to-night. A warship was lying .on. the opposite.side of the wharf, and a squad of 30 men got quickly to work. The fire was found to be in the main 'tween deck space, somestraw and sticks used for packing Marseilles tiles which formed the ship's cargo having become ignited. The flames were quickly suppressed, and it is" not thought theship suffered any damage.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TC19141009.2.39
Bibliographic details
Colonist, Volume LVI, Issue 13595, 9 October 1914, Page 7
Word Count
98FIRE. Colonist, Volume LVI, Issue 13595, 9 October 1914, Page 7
Using This Item
See our copyright guide for information on how you may use this title.
Log in