A fire occurred on Wednesday in the hold of the New Zealand freighter Wairuna at San Francisco, and was only extinguished after a good deal of damage to ship and cargo. This was the fourth copra fire in a British ship in recent month.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 37, 13 February 1937, Page 5
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44A fire occurred on Wednesday in the hold of the New Zealand freighter Wairuna at San Francisco, and was only extinguished after a good deal of damage to ship and cargo. This was the fourth copra fire in a British ship in recent month. Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 37, 13 February 1937, Page 5
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