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FIRE AT AUCKLAND.

Auckland, April 25. 1 A House of fifteen rooms at North Shore, owned and occupied by Mr James Coldwell , and family, was destroyed by fire last night with its oontents, the supposed cause being the bursting of a kerosene lamp whioh had been left alight. All the household were absent but had not been long away, when Mrs ■ Thompson, Hying next door, observed a flash through the window followed by a loud report , evidently caused through the explosion of the * kerosene lamp m tho dining room. In a re- ] ruarkably short space of timo the Are had ■ broken through the lower portion of the building and haying the top storey to feed upon travelled with amazing rapidity, Tho damage . done exaeeds tho insurance. The insurance on the building is £800 on the furniture £550 m the Royal.

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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1542, 26 April 1887, Page 3

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FIRE AT AUCKLAND. Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1542, 26 April 1887, Page 3

FIRE AT AUCKLAND. Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1542, 26 April 1887, Page 3

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