FIRES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 976, 17 November 1910, Page 7

FIRES.

. ——a — •• .FOURTH FIBE IN-.BOTTLING .STORE. ■ (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) ■ . Duncdin ( :^ T pvemb.ei'. 16. ''""Fire early this the rear portion of Powley and Keast's bottling store' tho fourth fire of the kind,, all in .the sanio position. The first spread rapidly bv means of She straw envelopes. Throngli a' crossing in the transmission lines, the brigade went to the wrong spot, and the • fire thus gained considerable hold. The insurances were:—On the buildings, in the South British; on the' stock and contents, .£IBOO in tho Koyal, and .£6OO in the .New Zealand. The damage is in tho neighbourhood of one thousand, pounds, arid, tho building was owned by tho trustees of tli*3 Ifu® Mrs. Henderson Law. - • BUILDING AT OTAIvI BURNT. :A fire broke out at 2.15 yesterday morning in the premises occupied by Mr. AV. 'l'rask, in the vicinity,'"of the Otaki railway, completely demolishing the. building and contents. Mr. W- Hnrtoll, who .lives opposite, was awakened by. a noise, and immediately afterwards noticed the reflection on his window. He rushed out, but the flames had a big hold, and nothing could be saved, tlio. whole being left tc the mercy of the flames, which destroyed tho structure in less than an hour. Mr, A. Mitchell was next oil tile scene; fol; lowed shortly after by. a few others, all of whom kept a' watch on the adjacenl buildings. Mr. Harold Cockrell's store only a few yards 1 away, luckily escaped with a scorching. Mrs.' Quill, tho ownei of the premises, is at present on an ex tended tour of tho world; but she will b< "a loser, though the structure, which is i five-roomed one,, is insured for .£2OO. Mr ' J. C. Better leased the - -build ing from ■ her prior to her de partnre, and suo-lot it' t6 MlTrask. The hitter, who lived there, am : had a billiard saloon, holds no insurance - and was away at tho time of (lie outbreak Mr. Hotter has .£IOO insurances on tin billiard room, etc., and £20 on tho hair i dressing department, both in the Coin ■ mercial "Union, but estimates his loss'a 1 about