FIRES IN THE CITY.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1921, 2 December 1913, Page 5

FIRES IN THE CITY.

BLAZE I\ MOLESWOIITII ST. A firo occurred in Moleswortli Street at ahout 4 o clock yesterday inorniii ,r , and be 010 it was suppressed did considerablo dam ago to Xos. 14 and If:. Tim buildings adjoin one anotlicr, and ili seems that the firo started in No. 14, though tho precise origin i 3 unknown! Xo. 18 was owned by Mr. W. H. Short, of Nelson, and occupied by Miss Louisa Bo we an a boardinghouse. Xo. 14 was occupied partly by Miss Bowo and partly by Messrs. Standidno and Co., painters. Miss Howe's sister was awakened in Xo. 18 at about half-past three by a smell of smoke. She looked for signs of lire, but found none. She returned to bed, and was soon again disturbed, and this time found that both buildings were burning. Xo. 18 is insured in the Sun ofiicc 'for £'1100, and Mir.s Bowe's furniture and effects are covered by a policy for £L'Rj in the Atlas Company. There is an insurance on Xo. 14 of £900 in tlio XonvHi Union, but Miss Howe's property in that building was not insured. Standidge and Co.'s stock was covered by a policy ' for £500 in the Yorkshire office. .Messrs. Standidw's insurance was on Thursday last reduced from £1000 to £000 as a sale, was beins held.

AXOTIIEB CALL. At 5 o'clock tho brigade was called to Mr. Lewis I'll I ford's carpentry shop in Hansen Street. Thy building and some limbc were damaged. r l lie insurance (iii tlm Commercial Union oflke) uas £IM.