FIRES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 435, 18 February 1909, Page 6

FIRES.

DESTRUCTIVE OUTBREAK. (BI TELEGKiPH—PRESS ASSOCIATIOK.) ?C" ■ ■. ... Auckland, February 17. A fire at Komata destroyed Wilson's store, aerated water factory,; and house. ■■ ; The' ; insur-; ance is estimated at £1000. ''. / ■'!: ■ - : BANKRUPT' STOCK DAMAGED; '. IBY TILEOEAFH—ritESS ABSOCIiTION.j i Hamilton, February 17. ■ Fire early this morning partly destroved-a bankrupt stock'; recently purchased .by ! jf'Fair-":!:: land and Co.,- Auckland, in premises lately occupied Lindsay, draper. The origin of the fire is a mystery. There was an msur- ' ance on the stock' of £-100 "■ !ih-;the'Ausfraliwi-', ; r Alliance, 'and: £400 in tlie Guardian. ' - ■ v - * A BLAZE OF TAKANAKIOIL. (BY IK LEG I'. A I'll—l'l'.KSS ASSOCIATION'.) Naw Plymouth, February 17. .About, four! -'o'clock- this morning a fire oc-. cqrred. at the Ta'rahaki Petroleum! Company's-i"!. works.'. Three tanks and about' 70 barrels of : : crude : petroleum- were destroyed—lo,ooo. gal-: lonsin all. : Fencing and a shed were also de- . - stroyed,: but'the , wind fortunately sayed'-the' : !.'; derrick and the other buildings. ;, ,>!■'■;■; A RESIDEXCE BURNED. • ; V> tBI, TELEOttArtt~rK?.S.S - ] * Ss?Of'l A rio N.i ' > Hastings, February 17; ' A fire last night destroyed a: six-roomed' 1 house; owned by Mr. J; G. Hill, and occupied - . by Mrs. .11. Christian. Insurances: On the• building,' £300 in the Australian AJlianct office; on the,furniture, £100 in the Northern-"V office.: It is stiitcd that the furniture was r»- ■ .;■ moved from -the,house The origin : ■is a mystery. There \yas rio one'in tho iiousr when .the fire started. : - • • • •