A River Mersey Risk.
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As a result of the grounding of the petrol-carrying steamer “seminole,., and the release into the River Mersey of a huge quantity of volatile spirit, the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board on Wednesday of last week issued instructions prohibiting steam wagons from being carried across the river by the vehicular ferry steamers, owing to the dangerous risk of a 'stray spark from a funnel causing a conflagration
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which the whole of the fire-fighting appliances of the Merseyside would nut be able to tackle.
In order to reach Birkenhead steam wagons from Liverpool had to travel via Warrington, a distance of 30 miles.
Passengers on the ferry steamers and pedestrians on the Liverpool landing stage were asked to desist from smoking, owing to the risk of fire.