FIRE IN WILLIS STREET.
i' .BOOKSELLER'S SHOP DAMAGED.
'An old building, probably one of the oldest in iWUlis pcoupiedsbyuMr.!'J; B.i Ihnes'is a stationery.. and-book'shop 'and:print> /broke out ,ing.'. The. at. 7.11, ~ahd. although, the building;! a. .'dry, 4 fold s^.upturei'•burned'^apidlyj,itteyihad'Wa'flames" 'upde'r! : 'witliin: half "an' hour, and confined, the fire.- to .'.Jfr:- - foot! 'th : at .'there were' bld',''vrdo'den ;buildings Valong-slde;./•>'.;'!'.-'y. .'.The Iro,-wWbH-is supposed-tb have originated: in i.th'o' press-iooni: of .jtae'pi'i'nting,' office, la-onV story *araieSe l : at;'the. back • of'! the; shop; is ■ said' to have 'been; 'caused by a defective- chimney .in ' a\ : building!'. adjoining l the ,- press-robin;-.'! Constant 1 stoking';of>-, the hr.es; : pushed'v'two":bricks •buF. of.'the^back'^of'the' chimney, and .made .it posßible i-for Aflahies :itd. reach . th6 : .."iv'boden biiildiiig!.'> , !!v?; :, ;::r.;V'<''; v/ .l ; Thev.^ppe^:story;ofltlio^shbp.-ya's.gutted,': and thercohtentsl'. of- the . printing, offiqe; completely .destroyed, 'whilst;: the l ' stock; in- the '.front .shop>was! severely'damaged .'by .water and.'.smoke.' There; had''been.' no, /one on the' : premises since 1 they i '.were , «locked;;'iip 'on; Saturday, night.". .t !.,'.■ >. 'Th'e:,.building,t:vh)ch; is\o\vT»ed,by ! the -Heath •Estate, Kwas;'ins«re;l-m. the'',Ndrwicn ; Union'.'.'fdr .£300,' : and: thdrstock. was \ insured- for - w£lO5Q 4n the!:saroe office.:.'-Air!'.lnnes-', estimates'his.'ibss at ',££oo 'or £<00.'. !! v!':.' 1 '< r, : . i -.
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 403, 12 January 1909, Page 8
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185FIRE IN WILLIS STREET. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 403, 12 January 1909, Page 8
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