FIRES.
DWELLING DAMAGED
At 4.8 p.m. yesterday tho Brigade received a call to a six-roomed onestoreyed building, No. 40 Andover street. Aierivale, owned and occupied by Mr 0. 6. Thompson. The fire originated in the oentre of the building and did considerable damage to the interior and contents. The fire waa due to an electric iron having been left switched on; The building was insured for £2OO in the National Insurance Office, and the contents for £125 in the State Office.
OUTBREAK IN PHARMACY.
(PBESS ASSOCIATION TZLEORAH.) DUNEDIN, November 13. Fire which broke out in J. Waters' chemist shop in Princes street to-niglit resulted in the whole of the stock being damaged by smoke, though the outbreak was confined to the front portion of the basement; The flames did not roach the stock, part of which, however, was affected bv water. The contents were covered by insurance, nnd the building, which r is owned by the Daniel Havnes Trust, suffered no structural damage.
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Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19467, 14 November 1928, Page 4
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