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Auckland Star, Volume XXIV, Issue 94, 22 April 1893, Page 2

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A SIX-ROOMED HOUSE DESTROYED,

NARROW ESCAPE OF THE

INMATES.

Shortly before four o'clock tin's morning a six-roorocd house situated in Solwyn-street, ofl Victoria-Avenue, Romucra, was burned to the ground. it wiw oivnod by Jlr Mi&ni^ti, bakori of tho North Shore, and iv the occupation 6f Sirs Conway, who has also a dressmaking shop in Karaogalmpo Road. Mra Conway states that tho had only ehiftod into blio lionso this week, having recently rcsidod in Ilnslotb - stroot, Wow ton, ller husbniul, who ia inastori of tho outtor Fanny, was away from! homo tit tlio time, but her moblier was living with her. Mrs Conway j lighted two (ires in the house last uighb for I the purpose of airing the rooms, but anticipated no danger from theso when cho retired to bod. About 3.30 o'clock eho vaxa awakened by a crackling noise, and springing out of bed, found tho house full of Binoko iind tho roar of tho building in, flame?. A strong wind was blowing ub thai time, and the flames aped with such \ .rapidity that l.iraConway had barely time to j w.tken herraotliernndescapelahercompnny. | As ib was, tlioy hud nothing: but their j nighbdressea tobhicld them from tiio heavy i rain that v/ 68 then falling. Tho two made j their way to the house of Mrs Hart, the j next door neighbour, who very kindly j attended to them. Mrs Conway states; limb she had live rooms farnfoiled, tho] furniture having n, policy of £60 in tho .North Gorman Oliico over it in hay own, name.