FIRES IN FRANKLIN.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 86, 12 April 1927, Page 9

FIRES IN FRANKLIN.

. TWO HOUSES DESTROYED. •»( (I" PAN is rs( a I , ;: X,\i::;o\\ i.y. •'■'■> T-l-.:i-in.!i cut, r,.rr.-.;...i,.;.-iii . ITKKKoIIK. this day. Ai ■■. m J.:,0 „-,.-, H . k yester.lay mom ''•-. Mr .10-cpl, >ie,,/.ies. of M :luku near P-krUhe. was amused to d n ,l hil,o">" , ""' > - Xothing ii.uM )„. ,!,„„. to saxe it. and he h.,d merely ,!„..• hns! - '" 1"'" •"> some clothin- and arouse an elderly man. Mr. FJrown wi, ' was an inmate of the dwellin- n:id escape. One or two neighbours" who were on a party line with Mr. Mcn/i — were awakened by the intermittent rining of their telephone bells, an I on look ! ing out discovered the lire. 'It was then I too late to help. The hou-e w;;- J substantial five-roomed liuildiivj and was insured. At the time of th P |j r .. Mrs. Menzies and the two children were away from home. Another five roomed house, situifed oV the Pukeknho F.ast Rama Kama Komi, owned and occupied by Mr I (lune. was also reduced to a>l,. •> l,i tire. ]n il,i« instance nl«r>. the imr.n,' I had a narrow c«eape, having tiui • onn : to grab a few pers.-.nal ellVrte.. I A bucket brigade was organised by neighbours and saved a w a-hiioii-.-. It is believed that the lire was caused l«v ' a defective chimney. The house »,i< insured for £400 and the contents f.. r £100. LARGE STOP.F.K' OM WnXT.H. j (Ty T.'.i-siiii-li.-OwM rrtrrr«;-mltm < IK AROHA. M.v !:;■. A larpr> stonwoom and i.n;di>iii"iit -lied. co-:taining. anions n?'i four tons of manure, thrre ton- ~f coil. a giy aril iia! n.---. m \' ;■ ••■ .i.i ' harne--. dray anil Tin 111 •• - . .■ lie . i>,i (•■; j i'Vi"!- , sir. ' a Idacl.Miiit'i - :<:■_< v ,i----di'.-ir-i.T.! liy tire on Fri-lav e\ni. .j. h was owned liv f. ' i'i:.i:i, v> hn j- ;, hea \v U M*r. I