THE MELBOURNE FIRE.
[PEB PRESS ASSOCIATION. —COPIRIQHI ] MELBOURNE, March 22. The noise of the Fitzroy explosion v.-as heard for several miles. The column of vari-coloured flames and hot air is estimated at 50 feet. Iron verandah pillars were twisted and thrown acros the street, while debris of all descriptions was thrown on the roofs of adjoining premises. Two little girls in the same room from which the girl was precipitated had a perilous experience. A portion of the floor on which the bed stood remained attached to the wall. The lads when awakened found themselves on the edge of a precipice of flames, but they were enabled to creep into a place of safety.
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West Coast Times, 23 March 1910, Page 3
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114THE MELBOURNE FIRE. West Coast Times, 23 March 1910, Page 3
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