DESTRUCTIVE FIRES.
[BY TELMGEAPH. —rRESS ASSOCIATION.] Blenheim, This Day. At the time of telegraphing Clouston's big store and bank are wrapped in flames. It is understood the store contained 200 cases of benzine, 1000 sacks of barley, and a large quantity of spirits. The lire is making a magnificent spectacle. The insurances are not available. Yesterday afternoon a house owned by Mrs Fitzgerald and ocoupied by Mr Morrison, was almost totally destroyed by fire. Jhe outbreak started on the roof afc the rear of the building, but the origin of the fire is not known. The furniture was nearly all saved. The insurances are £SOO on the building, and £l5O on the furniture.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 656, 1 April 1914, Page 5
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113DESTRUCTIVE FIRES. King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 656, 1 April 1914, Page 5
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