SERIOUS FIRE

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 598, 1 August 1933, Page 5

SERIOUS FIRE

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DEVONPORT DWELLINGS BURNE1) AND WOMEN INJURED FIERCE GALE RAGING

-By Telegraph — Copyright).

Auckland, Monday. the height of a north-easterly A which raged throughout the ^end, a scrious fire hroke out in JaPort about 12.30 this morning. f adjoining houses were chiefly two being destroyed and one Aed. Vblock of seven dewllings and also ':%s opposite were threatened, trere saved only hy the efforts of brigade. ^scaping from the upper storey lhlock of flats three women were , injured and were sent to the "Mai. They were Mrs. Mary Cam•5 and her daughter, Hope CamA and Mrs. Jess Carter, Mrs.'Camjs sister. The Cameron family re_ ^ arrived from Dunedin, and Mrs. ier from Hastings. Aa.Was injured in the back and ^ others were slightly hurned. All yflffering from shock. Their condi- . 13 not serious. ' Dteman named Worthington had %d burned. Eousese were owned hy Mis^ * Wiarfe, Mr. H. S. Bates and Mrs ^oore. Mr. Batesr house was not ^pied. wind swept sheets of flaihe, of smoke, aiid red-hot sparks the street, and although water :! constantly played on the .houses ^ walls were scorched and charred. J the brigade' s direction the occuj.*°f the houses nex± to th'e three ivere destr,oyed vacated them.