DO PETROL PUMPS RESIST FIRE?
The recent destruction of Mr H. J. Eaves’ Otakeho store is unique in that it marks the first fire in Taranaki since t'he institution of kerb-sido petrol pumps, in which the fire raged round the Shell petrol pump installed on the premises. The pump itself was badly scorched and the rubber hose was burned off, and when the verandah fell it lodged on the pump and- there blazed away for some time. The lead seals of the pump an/1 the figure seals inside the meter were melted. In addition the vent pipe from the tank was red hot during the fire, yet no explosion occurred, and the petrol still remains in the tank.. The firo even raged right over the tank which was situated between the shop and the post office, the walls of which were scorched and even caught fire in
FLUENZOL FOR SMOKERS. The cigarette habit is more general than ever, especially since so many womenfolk adopted the practice. No smoker can afford to be without FLUENZOL as a healthful and cleansing mouth-wash, especially in the morning. FLUENZOL is also a certain means of checking that cigarette cough or “Smoker’s Throat.”
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19918, 13 August 1927, Page 8
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198DO PETROL PUMPS RESIST FIRE? Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19918, 13 August 1927, Page 8
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