FIRE IN LARGE SCHOOL.
DAMAGE OF OVER £1000 AT
NEW PLYMOUTH.
FOUR CLASSROOMS GUTTED. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) NEW PLYMOUTH, Friday. Damage estimated at about £1300 was done, to the Central School, New Plymouth, to-day by a fire which broke out about 6. p.m. The origin was apparently in a defective chimney in one of the classrooms.
The flames spread rapidly through the rafters and it was two hours before the outbreak was subdued, owing to the great difficulty 4 1n getting at the seat of the flames.
Four classroom's were practically gutted and water and smoke caused considable damage to books and fittings.
The school is a large one, accommodating nearly 600 pupils. It is built of wood and is very old. The Education Department carries its own fire risk.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 175, 26 July 1930, Page 7
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