FIRE IN MELBOURNE.
liAßttE FIRBWOBKB STORE DESTROYED. '1 ! rut PRESS ASSOCIATION. Mblbodenb, J 'nuary i 7. A fire occurred list nigbt at B'fl»siev and Company's, ironmongers, in Little ColliDS-BtreaV,« five storey building. The third J>od fourth storeys were gutt°d. The ftocki were very heavy and included latge qa*ntftie' of fireworks, which made a splendid pyro- * technic display. A continuous discharge of cartridges added an eh ment of danger, but luckily r o one was injured. The firemen succeeded io preventing "tbe fire tp'eadirg to a stoie containing ■gunpowder, explofinw, and oil. The dmnape is not s'ated, but be tbe gnt' ed floors the <Bta& on the others Buffered teverely, tbe latter by •amoke. Tbe bni'ding was valued nt £ISjQOO and the si.ck at £22.000. Theinsur- ' toon total £38,000.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 5, 18 January 1902, Page 3
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128FIRE IN MELBOURNE. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 5, 18 January 1902, Page 3
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