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Frustrated firemen

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"Frustrated firemen had to rely solely on water from their trucks as the mains supplied 'only a trickle'."

Fire on Dunrobin Avenue

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"Firemen yesterday morning fighting a blaze in a building on Dunrobin Avenue which houses a garment factory. The early morning fire gutted the building, and was eventually put out by men and units from the Half Way Tree Fire Brigade."

Putting out the cinders

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"PUTTING OUT THE CINDERS - A fireman putting out the cinders at the corner of Spanish Town Road and West Road last night. This was one of two fires which occurred in the city yesterday,"

Ruin at 4a Somerset Avenue

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"This ruin at 4a Somerset Avenue, Kingston 16, recently housed a dry-cleaning establishment, a tailor shop and a four bedroom house. But all was totally destroyed by fire on Monday. The ex-occupants of the house reported that at about 3:30 a.m. on…

Fire on Brentford Road

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"A fireman runs out the hose to fight a fire which destroyed a cabinet marker's shop at 46a Brentford Road and also damaged ad welling at 46 Brentford Road in Kingston. The fire started at about 10:40 Monday night and was put out by two units from…

Danger!

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"DANGER! This three-storey structure was one of a number of buildings which were burnt out between 108 and 110b Barry Street in Kingston on Tuesday, June 8. Yesterday, the Daily News published a letter from a concerned citizen who pointed out that…

Fire at Harbour View

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A residential property that has been completely destroyed by fire.

Cooling down

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"COOLING DOWN: Firemen carrying out cooling operations yesterday along Barry Street where fire destroyed John R. Wong Haberdashery and five other business places Tuesday night. Investigations are under way to determine the cause of the fire which did…

Fire aftermath - Belmont Road

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"Remains of the gutted garment manufacturing establishment at 15 Belmont Road, Kingston."

Fire near Kingston Waterfront

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"Flames bellowing from the upper storey of this multi-storey building under construction at the Kingston Waterfront Thursday night."