LOSS OF NORMANDIE
NO SABOTAGE INVOLVED | i United Press Assn.—tiec. Tei. NEW YORK, Feb. 24 Chief Fire Marshal Thomas Brophy has issued a report on the loss of the Normandie, stating that it has bean definitely proved that no sabotage was involved. The blaze was caused accidentally by sparks from an acetylene burner igniting bales of kapok and life-preservers.
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Waikato Times, Volume 130, Issue 21664, 26 February 1942, Page 5
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59LOSS OF NORMANDIE Waikato Times, Volume 130, Issue 21664, 26 February 1942, Page 5
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