FIRE IN CHRISTCHURCH
TOP FLOOR OF WAREHOUSE GUTTED. LOSS ESTIMATED BETWEEN £7OOO TO £BOOO. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, October 19. A warehouse property known as Marriner’s Building, 212 Madras Street, was badly damaged by fire about midday. The loss is' estimated at between £7OOO and £BOOO. The principal damage was done to the top floor, where the importing firm of David M. Bain and Sons lost much of its big Christmas stocks. The building is owned by Mr Bain and is of two stories. The fire was first noticed about 12.20 p.m. at the back of the lop floor, and was soon out of control. Within a few minutes the brigade arrived and, running leads through several windows, kept the flames down, though there was a heavy volume of smoke throughout the building. Within half an hour the fire was well under control. The top floor was gutted, and the ground floor badly damaged by water. The basement, occupied by C. H. Lucking. wholesale fruiterer, was damaged by water. Mr Bain lost much of his big Christmas stocks which had just arrived and were being unpacked. They consisted of fancy goods, books. toVs and crockery.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 20 October 1939, Page 9
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195FIRE IN CHRISTCHURCH Wairarapa Times-Age, 20 October 1939, Page 9
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