Big Blaze in Sydnes

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 189, 9 February 1914, Page 5

Big Blaze in Sydnes

OUTBREAK A MYSTERY. " J PRACTICALLY A CLEAN SWEEP. " I By Cable —Press Association—Copyright Received 0, 12.50 n.m. , Sydney, February 8. 'fa A destructive lire completely destroyed a big timber yard in the city. The i '*~f origin of the fire is a mystery. Thi , watchman made the rounds shortly be- ' J [ fore tlie outbreak, aild everything, "ap- ;■f parently, was right. The possibility of spontaneous combustion is diseugied '4 Though the fire brigades arrived quick- :;?f ly, the water supply, for a time, was Ijoor. Within halt-an-hmir the whole ''-a yards were ablaze, the lieat being so in-v tense that the firemen were utable to tj fight the flames at close quarters, anA confined their efforts' to' pWentiag ft, .'' spread to adjoining premises. (The in- ;■ mfttes of houses across tlie street made . .jj a; hurried exit, lightly clad. Tlie koUB6» % were scorched, but the furniture «a» ~■! saved. ( - *'■>' j The horses were saved jiist before ' ; the flames caught the stables. Hhe • « heat kept the great crowds assembled at a safe distance. " Only a small shed and a few slacks • J of timber WeTe saved. The building* . ' and timber were insured for £41,153. Ac- , rangements have been made to' carry jn "jj the business at branch worfa. lift iv . '•£s firms also ofltired assistance, and' have been accepted. ' 'Vjjj