RAGING INFERNO,
SENSATIONAL SCENES AT FIRE. (United Press Association—By Electric Tel egraph—Copyrl gh t.) (Received June I, 11.37 p.m.) SYDNEY, June 1. Sensational scenes were witnessed when a large Coolangatta hotel, on the ■Queensland border, was destroyed by fire, also two adjoining cottages, early in the morning. The hotel guests, mainly women and girls, almost overcome by smoke, scrambled over the balcony and down the drainpipes. They sought refuge or. the tanks, and screamed for help. A howling gale was in progress and there were flames everywhere. The whole building was an inferno. All the inmates reached safety. Three were injured when they leapt to the ground 24ft. below.
There were pitiful scenes in the street, the young women bemoaning the fate of their clothes and other belongings. The total damage is estimated at £15,000.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18583, 2 June 1930, Page 9
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135RAGING INFERNO, Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18583, 2 June 1930, Page 9
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