OSS BY FIRE

Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 53, 26 November 1926, Page 7

OSS BY FIRE

RESIDENCE DESTROYED.

Dominion- Special.

Auckland, November 25.

A two storied wooden house of about ten rooms, situated at the corner of Vauxhall Road and Ascot Avenue, Narrow Neck, was totally destroyed by fire this morning. The house, part of the estate of the late' Frederick Burgess, was divided into three flats. The upper story was occupied by , Mrs. . Burgess and her family, consisting of three sons and one daughter. A member of the Fire Brigade, G. Whitley, received a cut on one of his hands through being struck by falling glass. The cut was severe enough to require several stitches.

The house was insured in the South British office for. £lBOO, and the furniture, belonging to Mrs. Burgess, in the same office for £5OO.

EXTENSIVE DAMAGE PREVENTED Dominion Special.

Christchurch, November 25.

The timely intervention of the cityfire brigade early this morning prevented extensive damage being done to a building in Hereford Street owned and occupied by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. and tlxp Union Assurance Society. The building is a three-storied one of brick, and a fire had broken out in a room on the third floor, where the papers and stationery were housed. An attempt to fight the fire from the outside proved fruitless, and the firemen then made for the interior of the building. Their efforts were hampered by the smoke which filled the corridor leading to the seat of the fire, but the blaze was soon extinguished. It is estimated that over £2OO worth of damage was done. Considerable damage was done to the equipment on the second floor owing to the amount of water which had percolated through. The roof also was damaged by smoke and heat. The building is insured for £6900 with the Union Assurance Society, for which the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. is the agent. The stationery was insured for £550, the fixtures for £3OO, and the furniture, books, typewriters, etc., for £3OO, all with the Union Assurance Society.

Be prepared See that von have adequate fire insurance. Consult the Mercantile and General Insurance Co., Ltd., Panama Street, Wellington.— Advt.