A FIRE
■SHOP IN REVELL STREET
The fiicbell at No. 1 station rang out an alarm at, 1.20 o'clock this afternoon.
The scene of ttTie outbreak was the rear of a shop in Revel) Street formerly occupied by Quong, a fruiterer, next door to the shop of Mr W. K. Williams, chemist. The back wall was on lire, and a considerable volume of smoke was caused, hut the -pronipt arrival of the 'Fire Brigade and a lead of water enabled the outbreak to he quickly subdued. ... i( . ■ pyThe i-liop, rjs undergoing-ovenovatioiis. for a new grocery business to be opened. The damage done is not of an extensive nature.
Oil the alarm., being , sonneted there was soon a large gathering of onlookers in flteveil Street, ,lnit following tlie prompt arrival of the Brigade, the excitement soon died down. The lire started in a defective cli'mney. The building was'being renovated and a lot of rubbish had been placed in a fireplace with th ll resit 1 1 tint the tire blazed up and found a defect which allowed the Haines to reach the adjoining wall,
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Hokitika Guardian, 24 May 1932, Page 6
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183A FIRE Hokitika Guardian, 24 May 1932, Page 6
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