BLAZE AT FRANKTON.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 44, 22 February 1926, Page 8

BLAZE AT FRANKTON.

A STOREROOM ABLAZE. (3t Telegrapa.— Corres?o=6e=t-> HAMILTON, This day. A serious fire occurred at Frankton i eariv this moraine, when a. storeroom, j owned by Mr. J. Jebsoa. carrier, was! extensively damaged. mc building is I situated in Kent Street, and was packed ; to tie roof with valuable furniture in j ' store for many clients. Alongside the main building" was a lean-;o. under j ' which wss a motor lorry, and it is here « i the are appears to have originated. When j S the brigade arrived on the scene a few j 1 moments after receiving the call at 2.34. ! '. the building was enveloped in Sanies and i I smoke. The inSammabfe nature of the! 1 contents, and the hold the flames had. i • made a difficult task for the nremen, who '■ '■ were successful in saving the building; ' from total destruction, while a quantity : lof goods was also salvaged. A MARTON FIRE. CBy Te!e?ra?si- —Otm CorrespoEdent-l MARTON". this day. Fire early on Sunday destroyed a shop : ; and dwelling at Marion Junction, owned I !bv Mr. Herdson. Ihe premises were! unoccupied when the outbreak occurred. • i the family being away for the week-end, ; 1 The cause is unknown. The buiiding was ■ I insured for £400 in the Commercial j i Union. asS the stock was also covered. ; ■