FIRE AT NEWMARKET.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 276, 19 November 1913, Page 4

FIRE AT NEWMARKET.

INCENDIARISM SUSPECTED. ' An outbreak of fire was discovered in the kiln of Messrs. Campbell and Ehrenfreid's malthouse in Garltbn Gore Eoad. Newmarket, shortly before eight o'clock yesterday evening. It was first seen by Mr. Young, the maltster, irta residence overlooks the malthouse, md his summons quickly brought the Newmarket Fire Brigade quickly to the scene, when ft was found that tie woodwork lining of the roof was afire. As the exterior of the place is of concrete no difficulty was experienced in dealing with the "outbreak. Hardly had the brigade returned to the station when Mr. Young summoned them for a second outbreak, which appeared to h»fe originated in sacks erf clinkers, which were about twenty yards from th< former outbreak, and had shown n) signs of fire when the brigade was fa'inerlj- on the spot. In view of the facts that there W been no fire in the kiln after half-pis' nine in the morning, that the building b of concrete, so that the fire must b"f e started inside, and that the second outbreak was suspicious, Mr. Young got the police, the manager (Mr. Drysdale), and Captain Watte (of .the fire brigade) to make an examination of the premises. It was found that at one of the drying shed windows, the shutters of which ire kept open when malting is in. operation, the strong wire-netting ised. to prevent, the entry of birds had teen torn away, leaving a large gap, while at » window in another shed the netting showed signs of interference. Eoth these windows overlook the railwar line, oi the side of the buildings away froß public observation. Also or the outspread maJt were the prints of a heeW boot, which is significant fr«m the fat l that the employees wear gdoshes who at work. In a room abore the pia* where the second outbreak jccurred la- :; night a quantity of mat valued-•! £3,000 is Btored,"and thouaa the damaji actually done wa3 trifling, tnere ie reasol . to suspect that the outbnaks were tie work of an incendiari3t.