FIRES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1062, 27 February 1911, Page 2

FIRES.

.roUTBREAK'AT.EPUNI STREET. '".''" '. .A NARROW ESCAPE; ■/:■ ■'■- A fire occurred (it 12.30 a.m. this morning in a two-story seven-roomed-dwellihg-houso in Enuni Street, occupied by Mr. John M'Naught.". The fire originated in thedinihß-'tboiii'dbivnatairs. .The remains', of a §re'had been left'in the grate, and it is surmised that a flying spark.ignited a chair and produced a blaze. The'diningroom l was badly damaged, and upstairs rooms, to> which 1 the firq'. had made itsway before tho brigade arrived' and quell--1 od the outbreak, were also damaged, to a considerable extent by heat and, smoke. The only occupant of the house when the fiTC. occurred was "Mrs. ;M'Naught. •> Her .husband being, absent. at work.. Mrs; 'M'Naught appears to have had a narrow escape, i Before she could leave the burning house she sustained some burns, prob.ably not > of a dangerous character, but sufficiently- severo to demand medical attention, which, was promptly obtained, ■~. ;FIRE; AT AUCKLAND. . ' - V. Auckland, February 26.. The fire brigade was called out shortly after three o'clock .'on Saturday morning to attend to ail outbreak in a small store in Cook Street. The building, which was occupied, by Miss Maxwell, and owned by Mr. Swann. had. two r cottages. attached, only one of which was ocoupied., The flames had a strong-hold when the brigade arrived, but though the stored was completely gutted the firemen managed to save the two cottages. Miss Maxwell, who occupied two rooms behind the store, was awakened by the fire, and had some difficulty in.escaping, n ,pet dog of hers being smothered. The stock is insured for i6O in tho Ocean: Office, but the insurance on the building is not ascertainable at present. ; SETTLER'S. HOUSE BURNED. ,' ' Te Kuitl, February 25. Sparks from burnish bush caught and destroyed tho house of Mr. ; K. Mawhinney at Ngapaenga', on Wednesday. Nothing was saved., Thero' were great bush fires near Raglan on Tuesday—the biggest seen'in recent years. ■ • '.■'■.'■-.: Welcome rain is now falling. OUTBREAK AT GISBORNE. ":'"■:'■ Gisborne, February 25. A seven-roomed house on Kaiti Road, ow.ned by Robert Little, was destroyed by firo last night. . -.