FIRE AT THE WHAU.
A fouk-roomeu house at the Whau, owned by Mr Burke, the proprietor of the brickfields, was destroyed by fire last evening. The details which have reached us are, however, very meagre. The house was unoccupied at tho time of the occurrence. Mr Burke sends his hoy and giri up there every afternoon to milk the cows, and a repoit was current to the effect that they had lighted a liie yesterday for cooking purposes and had forgotten to put it out when leaving. Whether there is any truth in this report, wo aro unable to say. We have also been unable to ascertain if the house was insured.
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Auckland Star, Volume XII, Issue 3318, 15 March 1881, Page 3
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