FIRE AT CHRISTCHURCH.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1926, 8 December 1913, Page 6

FIRE AT CHRISTCHURCH.

MILLINERY WORKROOM GUTTED. CltHstfifturcSi, Beeombor 7. Shortly before three o'clock on Saturday afternoon columns of dense, wsck smoke, ir>suinii fwsm a portion or Messrs. Whitcomlm and Tombs tsUiwincs, in Cashcl Street, totaled ait outbreak of fire-. Leads of hnso wore soon playing mi the fire, w.iieh had broken out in the workroom no the i w of flia short wcu]'>ic<] by IVlAtmnio I milliner. ' When the brigade Ihc interior of tho workroom was a M of flames, but with a plentiful supply of water the dames vevo pot under, and wore prevented from spreading bejoiMi tho workroom. This portion of the building was completely gutted. it? contents worn destroyed. The fire dm not spread to any other portion or ilio block. I! is not known how the Urn started. The showroom and workroom staffs left the premises at 1 p.m. ™r tho half-holiday, and rti! appeared safr. Madame IWs slock, which wn» viH'-ed at £2200. was insured for £100.) in the South British offco, and for £m in tlio Jteval office. The tail ding beTunsrs to Messrs. Whitoonibo avid Tombs.