OPOTIKI FIRE
WIND CARRIES SPARKS BUILDINGS ENDANGERED (From Our Oxen Correspondent) OPOTIKI. To-day. j Debris from the big fire which I started early yesterday morning con- . tinued to burn all day. During the height of the fire the burning debris was carried high into the air, sparks being distributed over a wide area and causing anxiety among the residents. At one stage th* Opo.iki Timber Company’s yards, which are a considerable distance away, ' caught fire, the flames being quickly extinguished. A dwelling, owned by Mr. S. Anderson, over two chains away from the burning building, had a narrow escape from destruction. The wind drove j the flames in the direction «»£ the housee, which had to be protected with j boards from the flying spark-, and : water was also played on the .. alls. ' The New Zealand Loan Company’s j store was insured in the Union Office 1 foi £3,250,
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 331, 17 April 1928, Page 9
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148OPOTIKI FIRE Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 331, 17 April 1928, Page 9
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