GRASS AND SCRUB FIRES.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18921, 9 February 1927, Page 9

GRASS AND SCRUB FIRES.

BIG BURN AT HAREWOOD.

RESIDENTS FIGHT FLAMES.

Yesterday, a rubbish fire on a farm at Ha re wood got beyond control, aud spread rapidly to grass and broom and gorse in tho Waimakariri river-bed making -.iwards llaivwood M.ad. A strong iij.ili-east.crly helped thu tl.uno to travel, and some fences and electric lijilit iK)ks in Russley road weiu binned.

It was thought that some ol tlu houses were m danger, and resident* gathered to light the Haines, about li*J acres beinu ullected altogether. The tarms of .Messrs 11. Elliott, l! Wingheld. F. 1 inner, B. McDonald, and \Y Wilkinson were threatened, and s mit> stock wiis rescued just in time. It wa< late in the afternoon before it- was under compleio rout vol. No damage was done to residences.

Scarborough Hill Ablate.

Yesterday afternoon a grass fire broke out near the short cut leading from the main road on tho top of Scarbor. Hill to Taylor's Mistake. Fortunately a strong easterly breeze was blowing at the time, and tho residents wero relieved from the anxiety of the fire coming their way. A band of about 60 men and boys worked for several hours with wot sacks, finally succeeding in extinguishing the fire after it had burned its way for n long distance along the ton of the hill.