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The Barre Daily Times
Barre, Washington County, Vermont
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A major fire in Victoria, B.C., late on Oct. 27 threatened to destroy the business district, causing $2,000,000 in damage to a dozen big buildings, including the Western Union building, Victoria Times, and Spencer upholstering establishment. No fatalities found; scores had narrow escapes and some minor injuries.
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Fire Threatened to Wipe Out Business District
NO BODIES ARE REVEALED
Scores of People Had Narrow Escapes and Some of Them Received Minor Injuries in Disaster Late Last Night.
Victoria, B. C., Oct. 27.—To-day's estimate of the fire which threatened to destroy the entire business district of Victoria late last night places the damage at $2,000,000. A dozen of the biggest buildings were damaged and several were destroyed, including the Western Union building, the Victoria Times and the Spencer upholstering establishment.
Search of the ruins to-day has not revealed any bodies, so it is thought there were no fatalities. Scores of people had narrow escapes, and some of them received minor injuries.
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Victoria, B. C.
Event Date
Oct. 27
Outcome
no fatalities; scores had narrow escapes and some received minor injuries; $2,000,000 damage; a dozen biggest buildings damaged, several destroyed including western union building, victoria times, and spencer upholstering establishment.
Event Details
Fire threatened to destroy entire business district late last night; to-day's estimate places damage at $2,000,000; search of ruins has not revealed any bodies.