Inquiry Into Fire
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NAPIER, June 26
At the' instigation of the Napier Fire the Mr A. M; MowlemT. held an inquiry into the circumstances of the fire on January sin an unoccupied house I 'in Vautiev Street, owned by E. J. Beresford, who liad removed his furniture two days before .the fire, and oil the following day left fdr Wellington. When the firemen tackled the flames there was a strong smell of kerosene. An investigation disclosed, a tin and two bullock bladders, which smelt strongly of kerosene, and kerosene saturated rags. In the ceiling another bullock’s bladder was found, which burst when it dropped to the floor, and was found to have been filled with kerosene, The coroner returned a verdict that the evidence plainly disclosed the fact that a tin and at least three bladders of kerosene were placed in the house between 5.30 p.m. on January 3 and 3 a.m. on January 5, but there was no direct evidence to show by whom it was placed within the dwelling.
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Hokitika Guardian, 1 July 1930, Page 7
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177Inquiry Into Fire Hokitika Guardian, 1 July 1930, Page 7
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