DESTRUCTIVE FIRES.

Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 73, 1 March 1883, Page 2

DESTRUCTIVE FIRES.

■ ■•■ . : t ,- , ■: ** : ' (!PBB TffNITEi) PHESS ASSOCTATIOX.) Dunedin, This Day. A fire broW out in a house in Etanover street last night, occupied by Charles Johnston, a carter. '1 he premises were jguttedi and the'faffltly made tlieir escape witih; difficulty. The premises were insured for £15Q in the Standard. ''••■■■'■'■ - ■-'-' Au NiLBos t Tins Day. iL fire broke out yesterday afternoon on: the premises^of Messrr Griffen arid Son Si, biscuit manufacturers. The premises are partly- insured for £300 in the JSorth British,,, and £400 in the Colonial. The stock, which is damaged to the extent of about £150, is uninsured . ' iNVEBCAEGILVThiS Dlly. An extensive fire broke put at 10.30 last night in the premises of Dunlop, draper, lay street. Tho premises were completely destroyed. No insurance on the stock. Boas, a fruit seller, >»nd the captain of the fire brigade had similar buildings next door. These were stiVed. Hay and l"6's ppheral store wnS also destroyed, bttt ! a lur^e quantity of good i were removed and theshup of Perkinx, tailor, Wilkie, saddler; and twbiruit shops were gutted^.r E^ine's butchery was pulled down to stop the progress of tho flames. The fire is still burning. '