FIRE ON A STEAMER.
BLAZE ON THE U.S. KENT. fPER PRESS ASSOCIATION J AUCKLAND, Oct. 1. A fire broke out on the steamer Kent, now discharging cargo from Liverpool at Queen Street wharf, early this morning. She was working cargo up till 10 o’clock last night, and everything was then apparently safe. Ihe outbreak, to,which no cause is assigned, was discovered about 1.30 a.m., and the City Fire Brigade got the flames under control after an hour s strenuous working. The tie is believed to have started in a crate of straw packing. The vessel has apparently sustained no damage, hut the, damage to the cargo will not be known until a survey is made to-morrow.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3337, 2 October 1911, Page 5
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116FIRE ON A STEAMER. Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3337, 2 October 1911, Page 5
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