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NOVEMBER 23 2012 ISSUE 115
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POLICE WARNING As most of us prepare for the festive season and taking that well-earned break from work, Police are warning holiday travellers to plan and prepare for some unwanted visitors. Police are urging residents to lock their properties and keep valuables locked away or hidden to reduce the temptation for thieves.
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NEW EQUIPMENT Fitness enthusiasts will help prevent graffiti
The factory was engulfed in flames before fire fighters arrived on scene. Photo: supplied. Inset: Fire crews battle the blaze.
Factory in flames
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Furniture factory destroyed but owners will rebound VANESSA WATSON
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devastating fi re has destroyed a furniture factory inside a Marrickville industrial complex between Rich and Brompton Streets. About 3.30pm on Tuesday, fi re fighters from Marrickville and Newtown fi re stations were called to the scene and within minutes were working to isolate the blaze. Police and paramedics stationed themselves near the intersection of Rich Street and Victoria Road. Two people were hospitalised for smoke
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inhalation and police blocked traffic between Chapel Street and Edinburgh Road causing major delays. Fire and Rescue Area Commander Superintendent Kel McNamara, said crews responded within eight minutes to fi nd the building well alight and had done a remarkable job to bring the fi re under control and prevent further damage. “The challenge was just getting in and fi nding the location – as you can see from the area it was a difficult fi re to fi nd and to attack,” he said. An employee of a company in an adjoining building to the factory said he fi rst saw smoke and
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then suddenly flames before his own building was quickly evacuated.“We saw everyone running saying ‘fi re’ and it just came up”. Juliet Barr, the wife of the factory’s owner, told the Weekender her husband had managed to save their forklift and some other essentials before the flames took everything else. “He saved the truck, he saved his car, he saved all our order books and laptops,” Ms Barr said. “There were 10 or 12 guys up there for work today but our machines are all gone. We’re going to try to set up the factory next door, we are in rebound mode.” More coverage on page 3
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