FIRES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 171, 19 January 1914, Page 5

FIRES.

OUTBREAK AT WOOL STORKS. \M —— ' ' A FORTUNATE SAVE. . 0$ By Telegraph.--Press Association. . ; i»? ~ . *»Js Napier, Last Xigqtsp A ve:y narrow escape from 4' sorioafl conflagration occurred at Murray * erts and Co.'s wool store at Port Aim-H riri on Stuturday afternoon. A ]afjsl nutuber of men w,erc working in sss store shortly after 2 p,m,, when of their number noticed an imnieigMp heap of baled wool stacked in the .yusjS( and estimated to contain about sOSst >tilcs, bad burst into flumes. The mHftf n't once set to work to check th« ols|s hreakbrcak, but such a task was feplfift yond their control, and the port was summoned to assist tliem. fighters were promptly on the scene, (iljj| had a good pressure of water playing tfttrj (he The flame* bad .'«s very strong hold, and *»s..« long timo-Sfc-looked as if the. fire was gaily! to gqifljl the mastery. As a'matter of fact, wR flames burned so fiercely that they h»M already entered the main building, -««$ commenced to destroy the large'qiujaijf tity of wool stored there. After has* an-hour's strenuous exertion, hoswjSift the brigade's efforts wore crownfcd jjntJs; 1 success. The total damage i» qonfin&l to about 200 bales of -wool, ftgd'tfy <jivv struction of a large window, tyrongty which the flames' entered" jthe m*S biislis; ing. The wool was much donuigH by* fire and water. The insurances We net i available this 'afternoon. ;■; . ■. . .+';