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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 17, 1955
Page
5
A Kingston fire incident is reported where fumes from an electrical motor caused a fire and a firefighter suffered effects. Insulation and wiring in wall chambers were removed for safety. Cause suspected to be a faulty radiator cord igniting materials in the room.
Fragmented OCR notes describe an atom hazardous device simulator with a 144 gallon drum and gated silica item, mentioning effects on real buildings and public safety. It notes egress severity and dummy troops, and a scale where total destruction would occur within 1,000 en real hazardous device burst.
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