Capt, Reed, then answered a bartage of questions after Mr. Philips had toft "the room. Since Wednesday he said, it has been ascertained Mat a quantity of sodium nitrate and chlorate potassium were sored in the godown Invotved in the conflagration of, Tuesday.
They. ave both highly dangerous commodities" the speaker said, add~ ing:''"In connection. with this par-ar godown T think T might tell you that in December last year we
port and Storage Company about this Wrote a Joker othe Orient Trant-particular godown, calling attention the fact that they were storing nitrate there, We asked them to clear the goods away as soon as possible tHe nitrate. was avery dangerous commodity. 'They' did so within two three weeks later.
'Understand. that in the past, fow months the tenancy of this. godown has changed and the ney tenants have stored sodium nitrate,'
"Asked. whether the insitrance peo-
Payment on Insurance of property ple would "be justited in retusing Which highly dangerous goods. were Stored against the regulations, Capt. Read replied that he could tot anewer with certainty., but said "he would be surprised it the insurance companies would cover such property 'He went an' to, say that a licence must, be obtained from the. Council for sorage of hazardous goods which should only be stored in godowns approved by the Council, "Asked if it would not be a supposttion' that the insurance company, in case where hazardous goods - were Stored in unlicensed premises, could Fefuse payment to the policy holder. the fire official replied that it would seem reasonably 20, I said T am rather surprised that covered by. insurance' fie added sigeifteantly.
Kerosene Also Stored mentioned to. have been stored Apart from the dangerous goods
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