TREMENDOUS FIRE.
£400,000 DAMAGE. I - -■ SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION. 5000 HAtfDS THROWN IDLE. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright, (Received Aug. 2, 1.45 p.m.) PARIS, Aug. 1. The Cotonnerle De Fives, Sille, the largest warehouse in Europe, has been destroyed by fire which was due to spontaneous combustion. Thirty-three thousand bales of cotton were burned. The damage is estimated at £400,000 and 5000 hands will he out of employment.
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Waikato Times, Volume 114, Issue 19013, 2 August 1933, Page 8
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66TREMENDOUS FIRE. Waikato Times, Volume 114, Issue 19013, 2 August 1933, Page 8
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