FIRES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 440, 24 February 1909, Page 7

FIRES.

■■ r. >• TWELVE-ROOMED HOUSE. BURNED. (OS TELEQItAPH —ri!K33 'ASSOCIATION.) Cisborne, February 23. A twelve-roomed, house, xised.as an adjunct to Gladstone House"• lipardinghouse, and owned by Mr. J. Townley, and occupied by . Mr. C. Ferguson, was. destroyed by! fire 1 at-4.15 ; p.m. yesterday. '• oThe building was - insured for £400 in , the Alliance, ofhee, and' tho contents for £200 in the Guardian office. The house had been used for 'many years as a. doctor's residence. :The, ■boarders lost heavily. END OF- A'SAWMILL. i Nelson,' February 23. Mr. T. A. Price's sawmill' at Bolgrove was destroyed by fare. Only an .engine, was saved., . The . loss ;is, heavy.. Th'ere:.'are at .present' no . details. regarding l insurance. '. '•■■■ A DWELLING DESTROYED. ; : An outbreak'of fire in a iive-roomed dwelling in Wilson Streot .caused: the Fire Brigade to turn out at 10.45 yesterday morning. The building, which was occupied by Mr. Wm. Thos. Ridd,, and also tho contents; were totally destroyed. The" building was - insured, for £400 in the New Zealand, Insurance Offico, and the contents were covered by a policy for £250 in the same office. The cause of the fits was the accidental, overturning of a kerosene lamp. ' ' ' •

A piece of burning material from" the above fire was.carried on.to the roof of Mr. J. A. Holland's residence on the other ,side'.of the road, but a brigade' had the flames under neforo'much damago had been done.