NEW FIRE STATION

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 155, 2 July 1937, Page 6

NEW FIRE STATION.

When T read in ymir onlumns last week that the Fire Board was acquiring premise* opposite tlie present fire station in Pitt Street T war* surprised that such a site was chosen. T was in Pitt Street the other eveninjr about •1 p.m. an<l there was a double line of tr.ifti•stationary from the safety zone rirht down is far a* Vincent Street. There na- also ;i Hue of traffic held up in Grey"* Avenue. i •vondered at tlie time how in the event of fire would it Ix , possible to jret a liro rnsiiii , out at this time of the day. seeinc: thai both frontages, namely. Pitt Street and Crey'Aveniie. were lined with heavy traffie. X" <lonlit the fathers of ntir mva; •■'.'.y -•■'..■.-;,■] this as hein? iw"l ci-niral. Imt I a::i afraid that the i-rle'-iimi .•-•:i--i>ji - ■■.•. "< !• \ • ■ they were, must liavc jr:.- -•»■ ii <\ \: :i; .i \<-v slack of the d\v. niherwise t'.:ey wonM have sought further alield. LIXH'US.