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Digitised edition Friday 7 March 1986 Page 1 of 1 ‹ Previous issueWhole issueNext issue ›

The Schwartzistan Herald · 7 March 1986

A fire in Orchard Street at Oberbach destroys 3 houses

Oberbach, 7 March 1986

A fire in Orchard Street at Oberbach destroys 3 houses. The volunteer brigade attend. No lives are lost. A boatman from the lower quay said: 'Nobody wanted to be the first to say anything.' Local reaction was muted.

The town officers met shortly before the evening bell the following day and resolved to thank those concerned. The ferry was open as usual.

Those concerned: Oberbach (location); Orchard Street (street).

The Grand Chancellor, Karl Nagel, declined to comment.

Reaction in the regions was muted.

Read the full issue of 7 March 1986. The Evening Courier's version.

From the Herald's digitised archive. Page images reproduced as printed; the text is searchable. Dates as recorded by the Ministry of Chronology.