FIRES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 168, 15 January 1914, Page 8

FIRES.

1 10 AIt1)IX(i11 oL" SB \l A(! KD. Il.i lelegrnph.—Press Association. . , , 'lisbcrne, Yesterday. A ooardinghousc owned bv .Mr L w ami occupied by .Mr Davey, was jurrtlv * (Icstioyed by lire, damage being done r T-n 't m !- H W!lB in*<<rcd; loi £4.,() in (he Norwich Union office. COOI'KIiAOK J)lvSTl;OVi:j), .... ellington, Yesterday: A big blaze at Teuuni Street,. Petone, early this iiioniiie;, resulted in U, e total destruction of aii old wooden bilfldhiß used by Ccoigc C oolc as a coonerago ;»»l box-niakmit factory. As this is U w W *«"'»>. :l HJwmUy large stock was on hand and the material being verv dry burnt rabidly. 'n„. fanned by a strong wind, which, however, prevented the flro spreading f huge timber stacks. The brigade's efforts were confined to- saving the adjoining iiouses. The water pressure waft poor, but excellent work was done. Two rows of houses owned bv the fiearMeat Company were seriously threatened, J only one caught and the outbreak was*" extinguished. The damage at the factory is estimated at which is. partly covered hy insurance, £IBOO on building, and machinery in-the Alliance and Wioenix ofliecs, and £401) on th» stock in the Comineiefa office. OUTBItiCAK AT AHATArU. Wellington, Last Night. The secretary of tile (ieneral I'o«t Office received a telegram from the postmaster at Auckland, stating - he 'had been advised by the postmaster at DavgaviUe that a lire was ragine at ATatapu. It started in some siwdust heaps, and was apnrosching the houses near the post office. from which the furniture was -being removed. He .lwd ren-> dered assistance to save the offico.