FIRES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1670, 10 February 1913, Page 5

FIRES.

.'- TWO SHOPS GUTTED. Two shops in Pliramcr Terrace, Shannon, occupied by Mr; L. Jenkins and Mrs. Jones, wore gutted on Friday night. Tho firo' started abont midnight; The shops wero owned by Mr. J. M'Phorson. The insurance on the two buildings was'.£lßo in th'o London, Liverpool, and Globe Office. Mr. Jonkins's stock and tools wero insured for .£2OO, and his furniture for .£IOO in. the Norwich Union Office. Practically noting was saved, and tho origin of the 1 firo r 19 unknown. - 1 - / __!__.' '• .',/" BAKEHOUSE DAMAGED. ,'A fire at 4G5 Adelaido Road was responsible for tho brigade being called out at 2.25 a.m. yesterday. Tho building— -a bake- < house occupied by Mr. G. K. Mnthieson —was, with its contents, rather badly damaged. Mr. O. A. Briggs, who owns the building, had it insured with' the Commercial' Union Assurance Company for JGIOO. The insurance' on. the contents is not known. : )• . : ' . TWO RESIDENCES BUR,NED. . (By TeleEranh.—Press Association.) .Auckland, February D. Twoßemuera residences wero destroyed by iiro on Saturday night. ' An outbreak occurred in a fivc-roomed house owned by Mr. Cornish and .occupied by Mr. Pickering, of Oxford Street. It spread to a six-roomed house next door owned by Mr.'Byors and occupied by. Mr. Graham. Tho latter noticed tho fire at ,9.45 ; p.m. and gavo the alarm, doing what.he could while awaiting the brigade. Mr. Graham was only ablo to 6avo his own furnituroi The Remuera brigade took half an hour in responding to the alarm. Both houses wero then destroyed. Each was insured in the • Phoenix Office, Mr. Byers'B for .£275/ The.amount of Mr. Cornish's^insnranco'is unknown. Mr.- Pickering's furniture was a comploto loss, but Mr. Graham's was saved.