FIRE ON BANK PREMISES.
[I'Elt I'ItKSS ASSOCIATION.] IXVURCARGMJi, April 14. Kire was discovered in tlio Rank of Xew Zealand a'fc a quarter to threo this morninp; by two employees sleeping on tJio premises, who were aW'akt'iied by tlio smoke. The flames wero promptly extinguished and the damage amounted to only ,050. An examination proved that un-cler the fireplace there is only a thin layer of concrete, resting on wood, and the heat penetrating, ignited tlio woodwork, which must have smouldered for hours before it broke through the floor.
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Horowhenua Chronicle, 15 April 1910, Page 3
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88FIRE ON BANK PREMISES. Horowhenua Chronicle, 15 April 1910, Page 3
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