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GHASTLY DEATH IN BLAZING BASEMENT. United Press Association—By Electric V 'legraph—Copyright CAIRO, August 7. Entrapped in a blazing basement, three men, two women and seven children were burned to death, when a lamp fell into a tin of benzine. The people outside listened to the screaming inmates striving to escape, but were unable to render aid. The door could not be approached, owing to the flames.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 19873, 9 August 1934, Page 9
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