NEWSPAPER OFFICE DAMAGED BY FIRE
fine plant destroyed “WAIPA POST” SUFFERS Press Association. TE AWAMUTU, To-day. Shortly after one o'clock this morna fire was discovered in the *upa Post” Printing and Publishing -ampany's workroom. The newsroom naa completely demolished, leaving a shell Of the building before the brigade quelled the outbreak, as must have had a good hold before ***jcry. Two linotype machines, a «i e hle press, two folding machines Z J* other equipment of a well-ap-winted newspaper works were comwitey ruined, while one of the edi,roo,ns - housing a large quanpjLof * ec °rds t was also gutted. The "mmercial office and jobbing departwpre not much damaged. Insurare:—Building, £I,BOO in the Union; plant, £3,500, and tv?’ both in the National. The ori Sin of the fire is a mystery. a2 r L Wepe no fires on the premises the night staff left at 10.30 thing was apparently all right. T J e damage is estimated at £4,500. thir. bri gade was hampered in getbrioi. . to the building owing to the K walls and intense smoke.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 137, 31 August 1927, Page 9
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175NEWSPAPER OFFICE DAMAGED BY FIRE Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 137, 31 August 1927, Page 9
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