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Grass Fire« At Week-end
I The Cairns Fire Brigade -was
kept active at the week-end
|attending to three grass fires.
The first call was received at
1.3 p.m. on Saturday to Balfe
street where houses and fences
were endangered. The No. 2
tender, two men and the chief
officer attended and returned
to the station at 2.16 p.m. At
4.7 p.m. yesterday a call was
received to Lyons-street where
fire was threatening timber
stacks. The No. 2 tender,
three men and the chief offi-
cer, extinguished the fire and
returned at 4.30 pan. A few
minutes later another call was
received from Ascot Avenue
where back fences were
threatened. The No. 4 tender
and three men put the fire
out and returned at 4.56 p.m.
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