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Word: firetrap (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1923-1923
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George V of England: " A royal commission pronounced Buckingham Palace a firetrap with its labyrinth of draughty hallways, inflammable partitions, old-fashioned wiring and heating installations, spoke of it as ' fraught with peril.' The Palace, like all English Government buildings, is not insured...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Imaginary Interviews: Oct. 22, 1923 | 10/22/1923 | See Source »

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