STORES BURNT

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 55, Issue 294, 25 September 1935, Page 5

STORES BURNT

FIRE IN SYDNEY

ABOUT 30,000 BALES OF WOOL.

LOSS ESTIMATED AT £750,000

TWO FIREMEN INJURED.

OTHER. PREMISES DAMAGED. (United Press Association—Copyright) (Received This Day, 1.0 p.m.) •SYDNEY, This Day. One oi : the biggest wool stores in New South Wales was destroyed by fire this morning when flames razed Goldsbrougli Mort's seven-storeyed building at Pyrmont, which is a quarter of a mile from the centre of Sydney.

The damage can only be estimated at present, but estimates range from .£750,000 to £1,500,000. Approximately 30,000 bales of wool were burned.

Two firemen were injured in the long battle with the flames, which are still barely under control. The wall of the building, which had a. frontage of 400 feet, crashed across the street, injuring the two firemen. The flames extended to the premises of Pitt, Son and Bladgery, which house 100,000* bales of wool, but were extinguished before substantial damage was done.

A line of goods trucks at Darling Harbour, adjoining Pyrmont, and the goods station itself, were reached by the fire, which also has been controlled in this quarter. ■ . • . It is understood that the insurance is carried by several companies. j

FIRE SMOULDERS AT NIGHT.

OPENING OF, DOORS CAUSES

DRAUGHT

(Received This Day, 12.10 p.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. A representative of Goldsbrough Mort states that 30,000 bales of wool were destroyed in the fire. The total damage to the wool store, is fully covered by insurance. The bulk of the wool was awaiting sale, but a portion had been sold and not delivered. It , seems to have been established that the fire was smouldering during the night, and broke into flames when a • draught- was caused by the opening of the doors in the morning. Fifteen brigades arrived, but had absolutely no chance.

MOST DISASTROUS FOR YEARS.

CINDERS FALLING FAR AWAY

(Received This Day, 2.10 p.m.) SYDNEY, This Day

An' amazing scene of destruction attracted the attention of thousands of spectators. The police drew a cordon right round the "block.

Only one wall of the Goldsbrough Mort ‘building is still standing, .and it is in danger of crashing at any time. A vast pall of smoko obliterates almost everything in the vicinity. There are occasional bursts of flame, but the danger of the spread to other premises nq longer exists. Cinders are falling in nftmy parts of the- city, a considerable distance from the scene of the fire, which is the-mokt disastrous for many yearS.