WIDESPREAD DEVASTATION.
THE CONSTANTINOPLE FIRE. FIVE THOUSAND HOUSES DESTROYED. [UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT.] (Received July 25, 11.45 p.m.) CONSTANTINOPLE, July 25. The fire started at several points. Two square miles have been devastated, and five thousand houses destroyed. The damage is estimated at £2,000,000. . The officers of the Ministries of War and Finance escaped, but. the general staff buildings are burned. A burning beam fell on Skevet Pasha. Twelve alleged political incendiaries have been arrfested. The fire is still burning furiously, and the fire pumps are powerless to cope with the spread to the wooden houses owing to the narrow streets.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3279, 26 July 1911, Page 5
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100WIDESPREAD DEVASTATION. Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3279, 26 July 1911, Page 5
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