FIRES.
, » — 5 At about 4 o'clock on Sunday niorn- } ing, a house on tho Coldstream road, » Rangiora, owned by Miss Alice Brown, , was burnt to the ground. Tho tenant i was aroused by a noise, and getting up he found one of tho front rooms in * flames. Ho had to make his escape * through the window. All that could | be saved was a few personal belonging*. *■ The house was insured in the State , office for £100. The fire is considered to havo been caused by a defective [ chimney. (PRESS ASSOCIATION TEUSGHAU.* WELLINGTON, January 9. A three-roomed house, occupied by George Curtis, and a four-roon.ed house, occupied by Henry MilUted, both owned by Easson and Co., wcro totally destroyed by fire last night. " *.'o furniture or other property vas ' saved There was a gale blowing at " tho, time, and the houses being diffi- > cult of access, it was some time before ' the fire was subdued. Curtis's furni- * turo was insured for £100 in the Atlas i office.
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Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 13937, 10 January 1911, Page 9
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