SEVEN CHILDREN PERISH.
GRIM FIRE TRAGEDY. LONDON, Dec. 24. Fire broke out this morning in a two-roomed house in the Poore district of Birmingham occupied by Mr Patrick AVeir, a crippled unemployed ex-serviceman, and liis family. They were caught like rats in a trap. Seven of Mr AVeirs children, whose ages ranged from 3 to 13 years, are dead. Mr AA’eir yns found almost naked, having apparently jumped from the bedroom window. He was taken to hospital with his wife and seven-montlis-old baby. Three firemen were injured.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 25, 27 December 1932, Page 7
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87SEVEN CHILDREN PERISH. Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 25, 27 December 1932, Page 7
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