FIRES
ISLINGTON FELLMONGEKY ■ GUTTED. ■ By Telesraph—Press Association. Chrlstchurch, Aptil 29. To-night a fire was discovered in the. vrool department at tlie Eastgate Refrigerating Company's Islington freezing works. The ' Christchurch fire brigade went out, and assisted the brigade eon-, nected with the works to fight the . fire, which took an hour and a half to subdue. A large portion ofi the fellmongery was gutted, but fortunately this departs ment is detached from the rest of the works. .. The full extent of the damag& cannot be ascertained to-night. The wool-drying machines were destroyed, and some two hundred bales of wool severely damaged. It is estiinated that the damage to the building, wool, and plant will run from ,£12,000 to ,£20,000. The company will bo ablo to make arrangements to obviate the cessation of operations. FIRE AMONG MOTOR SPIRITS AND OILS. 3r Telccraph—teis AsoociaUon. Napier, April 29. A fire occurred among a quantity ot motor spirits and oils at the rear of the Vacuum Oil Company's premises at Port Ahuviri this morning. Tho estimated damage is about JHM. Prompt action aim excellent work by the brigade saved tiio bond, which contained 30,01)0 cases of oils, from destruction.
. OUTBREAK AT WADESTOWN. Shortly before 2 o'clock yesterday morning a newly erected .six-roomed dwelling, situated at /Highland Park, Wadestown, was completely destroyed by fire. The dialling wa? owned by Mr. F; W. Kowley, secretary of the Labour Department, but he was not- in occupation, although he had most of his furniture in the house, and this was also destroyed. The Central Fire Station received the call at 1.50 a.m., but the flames a good hold of' the building, and nothing could bo saved. TIIO origin of the outbreak is not known, Tho house and furniture were covered to some extent by insurances. Protect yourself' by installing the "Minimax" Fire Extinguisher. S. George Nathan and C0.,-Wellington, sole distributing agents in N.Z.—Advt.
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 184, 30 April 1919, Page 8
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314FIRES Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 184, 30 April 1919, Page 8
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