A LONDON FIRE
GREAT CROWD’S GATHER Received June 17, 5.5 p.m. LONDON, June 16. In Holborn great •crowds watched a strong force of firemen engaged from the tops of water towers and escapes, subduing an outbreak of fire at the offices of tho Prudential Assurance Company. A large part of the office staff of 4000 was withdrawn within two minutes of the alarm. Tho lire originated in a part of the building undergoing reconstruction. Practically all the documents were saved and no one was hurt. Only slight damage was done to the building.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 75, Issue 142, 18 June 1932, Page 7
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93A LONDON FIRE Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 75, Issue 142, 18 June 1932, Page 7
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