FIRES
♦ , OUTBREAK AT CABLE'S FOUNDRY. The fire brigade answered a call from Eoiwnrra at; 4 o'clock yesterday morning, and found the pattern 6hop at Cable 3 foundry lo be on lire. As the alarm was not given until the flames burst through the iron i«of, Ihe fire had a strong hold when Cue brigade arrived, and the impossibility of saving tho building or any portion of the contents was realised at once. Under the direction of Superintendent Tait. the brigade confined its efforts to preventing tho outbreak from spreading to tho other foundry buildings. Aided by a high pressure of water from the big mam, the brigade was successful in achieving ■ this object. The wooden patterns made splendid fuel, and, owing to the intense heat which they generated the fire was not an tasv one to deal with, the buildin" and contents, which ivere totally dc-troved, were insured in the Queensland o'flicc for .C2flflfl, and as the patterns destroyed had accumulated over many years.'fho loss is a very serious one. The cause'of the fire is not known. BTG BLAZE AT TARADALE. Br TalegraDh—l'rem AirocUtlon. Napier, January 14 The Hawke's Bay Motor Company's branch slables tit Taradnle, the Taradale Hotel stables, and Glenny's storeroom and sheds, and a cottage owned by Jane Hawkins, were totally destroyed by firo carlv this morning. A favourable chango of wind at an opportune moment resulted in half the township being saved. There was no water supply. The stables we.ro insured for .£IOOO in tho Royal Exchnniro office. Hawkins's cottage for .£2OO, and the hotel stables .£IOO in the Norwich Union. Glenny's properly was uninsured rs fur as the destroyed oiitbuildines are concerned. The latter also lost sixlv cords of firewood, four tons of hay, and a largo quantity of bran, oats, chaff, etc. The cause of the fire is unknown. '
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 94, 15 January 1920, Page 4
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305FIRES Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 94, 15 January 1920, Page 4
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