BLAZING STOKEHOLD.
SEAMEN TRAPPED AND BURNED. (United Prese Association—By Eleetr'e r TV]far rr fl — rv.r>vri<rht.» VANCOUVER, October 17. W. T. Tennison, fireman on the Blue Star liner Troian Star, was killeu, six were badly burned and two gassed ns a result W oil leaking from feed pipes and catching fire. The men were trapped in the blazing stokehold. Two braved the flames and won through, while live others dived headlong into the bilges and escaoed. The vessel was saved when the main steam pipe burst, smothering the fire.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18092, 19 October 1928, Page 9
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88BLAZING STOKEHOLD. Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18092, 19 October 1928, Page 9
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