FIRES.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 March 1918, Page 5

FIRES.

■'•■ -J VLOTJR MILLS GUTXEP. ' $ By Telegraph.—Press Association. , ; Core, March 1. ' A most disastrous fire occurred at 7, o'clock to-day, Fleming and Company'* extensive cereal mills being almost; co.n- _') pletcly gutted. The d.unage will run ' well into live figures. Tlic lire, whic.li was first noticed in tin- oatmeal depart" ment, spread with astonishing rnpiditj '"' through the Creamola works, storage ■,, department and oatmeal department ". and spread to the third floor. In twenty- ; five minutes the flames were through the roof on the fourth floor, and fulling ji beams rapidly carried the flames to the / basement. --J T!ie south end of the building wai , partially saved, includiiig tin l office* sine • two floors above-, which were mostly used for storage and flour making. The firm ' was tarrying very heavy stocks of row » material. Tho fire umiii..' at the worsl.'', time of the year, the .msoii'.- loniinct having just been con.] '■! 'ii The brb " giults. did splendid win!;, imt were ham- \ pered somewhat in copiiu.; v.itn the out' break owing to the puur pressure. i The iusuranees are not awlcble. The fire was still burning; it; !> HO, but • was well in hand, 'l.'hu Ly-li\e nands aw rendered idle. A flax mill r.ruN-m J hV.i i".. Marc:. I. . f SaundcrV. fi.vmlll ;•'„ Yontoi --im •;. totally desire, j-. I.v fir- 'v.,.-.-h v i."..v ''| noon. Tli" !■>. . .i.'.;'..*J ;i k !>.*,, ran % £BOO ftttd £SOu - .•&