FIRE AT NELSON.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 March 1917, Page 5

FIRE AT NELSON.

MOST DISASTROUS FOR YEAg^' •—= i ®y Telegraph.—Press Associati<s!s.\ Nelson, Last Night, The most disastrous-Are that has ofe curred for many years broke out is i hlock of wooden shops in Trafalgili street to-night. ' , The premises of Lightband and Oft, boot and shoe importers; Jackson asd Co., Ltd., booksellers and ftationers; and W. C. Ansel!, chemist, were totally 46* stroyed, as also were the bulk stove# of Buxton and Co., Ltd., ironmongers and general merchants. Running 1 behind t6# premises mentioned and Buxton's main building, a large bride structure, se- " parated from Jackson's l>y a narrow right of way, was for a, Jong time in 1 great danger, fire repeatedly breaking into the top floor. The strenuous #f* forts of the brigade, however, preventad ' the spread of the flames : in this dlroction, Buxton and Co.'s loss, as far $s 1 the main building is concerned", beiglff confined to that due to heat, smoke , water. t : On the north the fire was cheeked by), • a new brick building owned by Brown'' ' Bros., and occupied by Trathen and jDo,, - | drapers. The damage in these premits r 'vi was light, wholly caused by beat end smoke. Salving from Jackson's/ •' Lightband's and Burton's bulk stores vtm impossible, but some of Ansell's stock jivas got out. The damage will run into many thousands, but the estimates hava not yet been arrived at. The detail! ol' insurances are not available to-night, but those on Ligiitband's stock and Jaekson and Co.'p building and stock are all , in the Alliance office. Buxton's is in tbs ' New Zealand office. ' 1 \ The brigade worked splendidly, but were hampercKl for some time during the critical stage of the fire by the im 1 adequate supply of water.