FIRE AT SHANNON.
EASTON BROS. HOMESTEAD DESTROYED. A fire occurred at Messrs Easton Bros, property at Buckley, Shannon, on Tuesday night at about 11.50 It is_ thought the outbreak originated in a defective chimney The house was soon a mass of flames, it being an old building which has been added to from time to time.
There were six occupants of the house, including Messrs Ken and Hewitt Hasten. All escaped safely partially dressed except Mr H. Easton, who was sleeping in a room by himself. On waking he evidently found the doorway a mass of flames and endeavoured to get through the window. He found it jammed, and had to smash the glass and crawl through. In doing so he cut his arm badly, and had to be conveyed to Foxtou for medical treatment.
There was uo insurance on *the building, and the Easton Bi'oa. are heavy losers. Mr Easton’s injuries are not serious.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 1263, 25 June 1914, Page 3
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155FIRE AT SHANNON. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 1263, 25 June 1914, Page 3
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