THREE CHILDREN DIE
TRAGEDY IN ENGLISH HOME FIRE DESTROYS DWELLING (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright, (Received Feb. 9, 3.15 p.m.) LONDON, Feb. 8 Waking in the early morning to find her living-room ablaze, Mrs Walker, of Battersea, rushed out to knock up her neighbours. The front door slammed and she was unable to re-enter. Her three children, including a baby six months old, were burned to death. The husband was away engaged in war work.
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Waikato Times, Volume 126, Issue 21034, 9 February 1940, Page 6
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