FIRE IN QUEEN-STREET.
. ——— ♦ — '~., Shortly before two o'clock bhis morning*^ fire was discovered in bhe premises 'of J^r E. McKeown, baker and resbaurantkeepef. Lower Queen-sbreeb. The ..Fir.Bißr^aiJe and Salvage Corps were soon on the scent and found the fire to be located 3»jgßggi: the store-room or stable at the xear outbuilding. The fire was soon got in baoo and confined bo the outbuildings in wbicb' c originated. Owing to the dense smoke,»» McKeown and her children were X? 6 OBV£ ' the front upstairs window and down,tbe nre ladders. The damage done is estimated w nrider £100. ' The origin of the fire is asknown. The horse in the stable *aB,«-*' out aafely on the outbreak of tM"™ There were some shavings: in*tMj»*«g room used for lighting the oven, bnt cne oven had not been lit since Saturday., wow the smoke began to break bbrouph tnerw of bhe, back buildings. Harry Merrett.man who was down the wharf, noticeu' and gave the alarm. The premises on owned by Messrs L. D. Nathan and W>. ■ ' ■ ■■ --'-':
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Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 161, 8 July 1895, Page 2
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