FIRES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 779, 31 March 1910, Page 6

FIRES.

;' ; : : .v :;;.-—r I *——. "■"... ;.'-, ;■ "', ; OUTBREAK IN. KENT, TERRACE. 1 The lire brigade was summoned at 3.50 [ o'clock 'yesterday morning ;to an outbreak 1 of fire at ; 69 Jient Terrace, in a twb- . story; seven-roomed house, owned by Miss 1 Gooder, and occupied by Mr. John Glam ■ On the arrival of; the brigade the flames '. had secured a good: hold, and; it took half an., hour, to, extinguish them. The - top story and contents were severely dam- ■ aged by fire; and the ground floor was damaged-by water.•". The contents were •■ insured for 4100. in- the London and ■ Lancashire office," and the .building was ■ coyeredby a policy!, of -in.the/United- ■ office.-'.. The .'.cause of .tho fire'is a mystery.:, An outbreak occurred at the same dwelling a few. days previously. : UNOCCUPIED HOUSE AT;PETONE. J The Petone Fire 'Brigade, under Superr infendent Lepper/was called out at ; 7.40 o'clock last evening to an outbreak of fire in an'unoccupied six-roomed house at. No. ,7, The Esplanade. The flames were. confined chiefly to one room, and the brigade- soon; had them under control, but considerable .damage was done. .--..■ :'. ' : ,-,' : ; '•:'■ .' -v ■ -'"'' ■ -■ '> ■ FIRE AT A SAWMILL. ' ; A fire broke, out'at Strand' Brothers' sawmill'.- and workshop,. : Lower Hntt, early yesterday morning. The .whole of tlio workshop, which' includad ' semo valuable. machinery and tools,, was burnt to the ground. The Hutt Volunteer Fire. Brigade was' quickly on the.scene,but all they could-: do .was to. endeavour to save the house, and -the -.adjoining houses, which;were occupied.by Mr. VI. Strand, ,, sen., and Mr'.. P. H.Gosse. The . fire had got such,.a .hold that Mr. Gosse -deemed it advisable.to;remove the whole of his.;.;furniture..'.; The;,mill,.and- workshops were, partly, covered by insurance, but there was, none on the machinery or tools. In the. workshops a lot of joinery was also '< destroyed.' Mr. Gosse's house was. . covered by insurance ■ (JB400), also his ! furniture Mr. .Strand,, sen., had his fruit trees,;and,a large quantity of .apples, .damaged; o .."'■■"■ •:-' ; ' , / ■-••':- HOUSE BURNED: INMATES NAR- ■';■ ■ ■'. ROWLT.'ESCAPE:'"' " ■' ■.:■'. ;(By Tcleffraph-pPresa-.Asßooiatioi.) , : : ! ~'■ : '"-■.'.- ■'.'■ Napier, March 30. .:■': •■■-'■ - five-roomed dwelling owned by Mr.' M. Lascelles and occupied by Mr; W. Ji'. ■ Sandford was totally.'.destroyed by. fire'.' early' this morning, ithe flames being fanned by. a heavy southerly < gale. Everything was burned and-the inmates had a narrow escape. ■ Insurances are:—Building, ..£2OO in the Sun "Office;.furniture, iCIOO in the London and Lancashire., , .".■; OUTBREAK AT GKBORNEi: •'■■-' ■'■''..'v ■"'..'. Gisborne, March 30. . ... A , destructive fire: broke out'in-Glad- : stone Road at 8.15 ;to-nighit. 'It started at the back of the drapery store of P. Hallam, and went an empty doublestory building on "onei.jside,.and. :to a small laundry business on the : other side. There'was a high wind and rain, but an intervening brick wall saved the fire from catching: , a large , ' two-storied wooden' shop and ,1 the premises of' Mr.' Hall. The . drapery, store and, laundry business were completely burnt out,,only the walls, .being, left standing. .The ■ buildings were." insured, -but' neither of the ehops' contents. The amount of in--surance is, unobtainable. ■ '-.'';"■