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Gisborne Times, Volume LXI, Issue 9850, 31 October 1924, Page 2

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BLAZE AT WELLINGTON

OUTBREAK ON THE QUAY. WELLINGTON, Oct. 30. The four-storey building destroyed by fire early this morning was owned by the Jacob Joseph estate, and was insured in the Royal Exchango for £BIO9. Brown and Co. had the contents covered by a Royal Exchange policy of £7OOO. The __ tea rooms occupied by Mrs Annie Lavers and the contents were insured for £175 in the United Service Office.— P.A. WELLINGTON, Oct. 30.

A four-storey brick building on Lambton Quay, belonging to Harold Broun and Company, wine and spirit merchants, was destroyed by fire early this morning. A strong breeze was blowing, and the brigade bad some difficulty in preventing the spread of the flames. Brown and €!o v estimate they had about £IO,OOO worth of stock, and hold insurances of between £6OOO and £7OOO. Om the ground floor front was a bout shop, into which Geo. Ardrey only moved yesterday. A considerable amount of stock had been placed in the shop, but it was not insured. At the back were tearooms, which wore also gutted. The adjoining shops suffered from water.

The Wanganui Racing Cup, valued at £IOO, was destroyed-'in the fire at Brown and Co.’s building—P A WELLINGTON. Oct. 30. Jwown and Co.’s insurance was £7OOO in tlm Royal Exchange. The lauding was owned by the Jacob Joseph estate and was insured in the same office for £BOOO. Mrs Lavers, the tenant of the tea-rooms, was insured for £175. [n order to get at tile back of the fire, the brigade had Li break through the rear of the Lindsay’s hoot shop and much damage was done in the process and, later on, by water. McGregor, Wright’s picture shop suffered slightly from water. But for the whisky barrels bursting, the brigade had a good char.ee of confining the fire to one floor—P.A.

PREVENTION OF FJRES

TEACHING OF METHODS ADYO-

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WELLINGTON, Oct. 29

The annual report of the Jin,Doctor of Fire Brigades states that the total fire loss throughout the fire districts for the year ended 30th June, 1924, amounted to £358,024, as against £238,313 for the previous 12 months —an increase of £119,711. The three hem - est district losses occurred in Chris tabui ch (£96 575), Invercargill (£17,221), rnd Auckland (£43.908). and wirch accounted for over half of the total loss. The insured loss throughout the Dominion for the year ending 31st December, 1923. amounted to £831,373. The proportion of fire loss throughout the fi-«» dLfcrk’t.s amounted to £187,779. The Dominion fire waste for the same period is estimated at £997.648. or los B<l per can ta of the population estimated. to April 1. 1923.

Inspector Hugo states that quite 50 per cent of the outbreaks of fire are easily preventible and are mostly caused bv sheer carelessness and. as was pointed out and advocated for 'ears oast, flic remedy is education. The United States of America and the Dominion of Canada, whoso fire waste is somewhat on a par with that of New Zealand, have realised the necessity for a. rational movement toward the reduction of their huge loss and this has resulted in very practical action being taken. _ “Fire prevention methods,” he continued, “are now regularly taught in their schools and colleges. ‘Fire Prevention Weeks’ have been established by proclamation. Special colleges have been founded and are in operation for the education of fire brigade officers in morn efficient methods of fire prevention and fire extinction, etc. Anv material reduction of the present heavy drain on the resources of this Dominion can he brought about only bv a general movement to that end. Spasmodic action will not attain the des’rod result. Concerted action, following as closely as possible the methods outlined above, together with compulsory installation of automatic alarms or sprinklers in large warehouses, stores, emporiums, etc., over a certain cubical capacity, is the only really effective remedy. Malicious false alarms of fire are on the increase. The returns show a total of 142 alarms under that heading.”— Special. Protect yourself againsA tosses by firo by insuring with the Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society, Ltd.— W. Lissant Clayton.