A BIG BLAZE.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19413, 12 September 1928, Page 17

A BIG BLAZE.

■"' ' * FIVE HOUSES DESTROYED. t. f _____ STRONG WIND AND NO WATER. ITHB PBBSS Special Service.] WELLINGTON, September 11. ■a/. * u„.-^' -oinod of. wall over

Five houses vaiuea ac w«" *»» wi £6OOO were, totally destroyed by a fire which raged in Orona street, Muritai, between 4.80 and 6.30 this morning. A small cottage occupying only nail of the section it stands upon P**™"*ed the destruction of nine other houses ■cfose together* in the "W;ftreet.- > Thefirl started in No. 69 Oroua stfeet. ancUt is thought to have been caused W'a defective chimney. ' The r alarm was Eiven and thf Eastbourne VolZtJ&T* Brigade was on the .scene .within twelve minutes. n ? w »s ■facilities, however, they could do little 'to prevent the flames spreading to the adjacent house,- for a fairly ..strong northerly wind-made matters,difficult. ,A, bucket brigade was formed, but was of the brigadesmen T?as concentrated on saving JNo. iv, whicluis a low cottage standing well Sf frl V v Sheets o f eated iron .were*placed against its walls, and with'as much water as was available- by means of buckets the cbtiafeVwas saved; *'The five houses Nos. 69 71 73, 76, and 77. were totally deSr'oved. Very little of'the furniture tin the first house was saved, but many willine hands assisted in safely clear--1 ine the remaining . four of most or iheir contents in time to> escape.the fire" -Groat credits due .to the Eastbourne VoluntfeerFire Brigade, under the direction of Mr J. Drummond. the. captain. j < , ,' ' ~, _ No 69 was owned and occupied- by Mr N. Barker, and was Wml.for £IOOO. Mr. F..A. Ne'lson. of Carterton, owned No. 71. but the hor.?e though furnished; was not occanied Vr J l .'Morris qwned and occupied No. 73. while No. 75 belied to Mr T. Anton; »nd wa« rented to Mr J Pur"ell The insurances on these three houses and their contents ar* not available at ©resent. Mr J. C.Scaife was the owner anj» N JL 77 - which, was- insured for £?SO There ww no in«n'rance on the furniture. No. «7 on the nortb of TVWs *ous«. escaped witha b'd scorcW thank* to the efforts of the bridge and to th° foct +bnt the wind wa* a northerlv. "The d;m»ce to that hon™ amounted to about £1?0 but it is well covered by an msnwnwjwlicy. Mr C Jose was t** orcnmer of No. 79. which wa«r°l'' T htlv d»maped bv fir* and w*t«r. With the option of one of the firemen. w]«> suffered slight burns, no one was injured. Are YOU adequately insured? Consuit the Mercantile • and General Insurance Co.. Ltd.. Hereford street Prompt settlements —6