HOSPITAL ON FIRE AT CHRISTCHURCH.
Christchurch, January 22. The Christchurch Hospital caught on fire this morning, and extensively damaged the newer portion of the building. The' patients in the wards affected were all removed without difficulty, and it is not anticipated that the results to them will be serious. The inconvenience in the already crowded hospital will, however, be very great. ; The fire started in the roof of the Hyman Marks Building, a two-storey erection in brick at the west end of the hospital containing the men’s , accident, women’s and children’s wards. It was discovered at about . ten o’clock, and spread along under . the roof with great rapidity. The helpers were soon at work moving the patients to the corridors and other vyanjs, and tfie fire brigade undertook the quelling, qf {he outbreak, but this ‘ was not accomplished until thg building find . been gutted. : Except a portion of the lower storey, the wooden part of the hospital was not damaged. The Hyman Marks Wards cost j£ro,ooo to erect, and are insured in the Government Office for ,£5,000. The brick walls are intact, and ■' probably the restoration will cost about j£3Qoo.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 3782, 23 January 1908, Page 2
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190HOSPITAL ON FIRE AT CHRISTCHURCH. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 3782, 23 January 1908, Page 2
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