FIRE AT NAPIER.

Auckland Star, Volume II, Issue 401, 24 April 1871, Page 2

FIRE AT NAPIER.

About ten o'clock on Friday morning, a fire b.ioke out in one of the buildings belonging to Major Green, and situated close to his residence. It commenced at the top of the gable which is nearest to the dwelling-house, and is supposed to have been caused by a spark which had fallen from one of the chimneys. Major Green himself was the first to sec it. It was then a very small blaze. Ho immediately went to get water. On his return he saw that the fire had increased to such an extent that it could not readily be got under. Some gentlemen who saw the fire from the Spit went over in a boat to assist, and found Mr. Fox, Mr. Collins and others from the neighbourhood already on the spot doing all in their power to check the increase of the conflagration. By the time tho party from the Spit arrived, however, the building was down, only about a quarter of an hour having elapsed from the time that it caugl.it fire to the time that it fell. Every assistance was lent by tho gentlemen present. For the credit of the community, however, we regret to learn that on the first outbreak of the fire, Major Green, seeing a man on the top of the hill, called to him, asking lor assistance, and that this neighbourly and public-spirited individual thus appealed to simply walked away, without returning am* answei

A valuable collection of tools wore lost. The building was insured for £100 in the Imperial Insurance Company. The wind was, fortunately, not blowing in the direction of tho dwelling-house at the time. Every exertion was made by putting wet blankets over the roof, to prevent it from catching fire.

We regret to hear that Major Green strained himself by his exertions. We believe, howover that the injury is not serious.