FIRE ON THE WAIMATE
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(PB» PBES3 ASSOCIATION.)
Napibr, Dec 6,
The fire on the Waimate was completely extinguished at 5 o’clock this morning. Since that time the engines h ive been engaged pumping the water out of the hold, but all the lire engines are now ashore, and the steamer’s pumps are finishing the work. No estimate of the damage can of course be formed until the cargo in Nos 4 and 5 holds is all out, a id this cannot be completed until the water has been got out. It is expected, however, that the vessel will get- away tomorrow or Sunday for Auckland, where she will be docked. It is understood that the enquiry into the fire will be commenced to-morrow. The expense of extinguishing the fire has been very heavy. The Spit Fire Brigade is receiving £4OO, and the owners of the Ahuriri £6OO. It is fortunate that the fire broke out while the vessel was in port, and had it taken place at sea the steamer would probably have been a total loss.
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Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 7 December 1901, Page 4
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178FIRE ON THE WAIMATE Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 7 December 1901, Page 4
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