FIRES
BACON FACTORY DESTROYED. By Telegraph—Sprctal Corrfispondcrtt. Carterton, October 2. A disastrous fire ocuirred at Carterton at midday, resulting in tho destruction of the Wairarapa Bacon- Factory, belonging to Mr. 8., R. Rayner. A heavy gale was raffing at the time; . Tho outbreak occurred at tho western end of the building, and fanned by tho westerly wind quickly- asumed control. All hands were at. lunch when the file was discovered, and the origin is a mystery, as tho furnace had not been used since Monday. There were about two hundred carcasses in the factory, all of which were destroyed.' The insurances were: .£3OO on the building and ,£7OO on the plant in tho Phoenix office, while the factory eompleto was valued at ,C4(WO. The destruction of tin; factory is a serious loss to Mr. Rayti'?r, and likewise to Wairarapa. PUBLIC KAIiirBURNED. By Telegraph-Press Association. \ Gisborno, October 2. The Public Hull r.t Patutnhi was destroyed by firo lastnicht. Protect yourself by installing the "Minimax" Fire Extinguisher. S. George Nathan nnd Co., Wellington, sole distributing agents in N.Z.—Advt.
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 7, 3 October 1919, Page 7
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176FIRES Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 7, 3 October 1919, Page 7
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