FIRES.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19062, 26 July 1927, Page 9

FIRES.

WG WELLINGTON BLAZE.

(PBBSS ASBOCUTIOK TMJSORAII.)

WELLINGTON, July 25. A fire broke out early yesterday morning at 68 Willis street, and caused damage estimated at several thousands of pounds. The building, which is at the end of a blind avenue was a brick three-storey structure. The first floor was ocupied by Stokes twcn Service, and the second by the Hueiwol Proprietary and Harringtons, both ot whom lost "heavily in sign writing gear and material, Fluenzol, and other preparations, and wirekss apparatus supplies. __ Tho building was owned by H. DBennett, also the one adjoining, occupied bv Miss Phyllis Bates and the Wellington Pleating Company. This was damaged by fire and water. The fire had "a strong hold when the brigade arrived, and made a spectacular picture, with flames and dense smoke pouring from the windows and through tho roof of the main building. The brigade concentrated its attention on saving the neighbouring premises, in which design it succeeded. Two firemen had a wonderful escape. Thev were standing in the lift well, working, the lift being then at tin* third floor. Suddenly thev saw a blinding flash, indicative of fused electrical switches, and they jumped clear, justin time to bo missed by the heaw lift as it crashed down from tho top t<> the bottom of the well. The insurance includes £4OO on tho Fluenzol stock, in the Northern Office, and £2OOO on Harrington's in the Tii'vernool and London and Globe Office.

MASTERTON OUTBREAK.

(PRXSS ASSOCIATION TXLMIAM.)

MASTERTON, July 35. A .fire, which started, apparently, through a defective chimney, partially destroyed an eight-roomed wooden house owned by the estate of Mrs W. Sellar, and occupied by Samuel Minton. The outbreak was observed soon after a fire* was lighted this tnorninp in the kitchen range and had totally destroyed two rooms before it was extinguished. The house was insured for £SOO and the contents for £2OO.

BRIGADE HAJfPERED.

(puts AssocUTioar nuosiu.) PALMEBSTON N., July 25. The Fira Brigade -was called to Boundary road east early this morning, where an outbreak of fire had developed in a house occupied by Mr Miller. There are no water mains in the locality, and an attempt to link up with the main in an adjacent street failed until a further hose was secured from the fire station. In the meantime an adjoining house owned by Mr Hastlelow caught alight, and was badly gutted before the .flames were extinguished. The' first house was practically destroyed. An effort to pump water from a well failed owing to the Are engine breaking through the crust of day and becoming bogged, the firemen having a I strenuous task to extricate the engine after the flames were subdued.

Be prepared. See that y<m .hftVf adequate fire protection. Consult tin Mercantile and General Insttranoe Oau Ltd., Hereford street. —«