FIRES.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19623, 20 May 1929, Page 9

FIRES.

SUMNBR RESIDENCE BT7RNB& At 6.38 oa Saturday evening there was an outbreak of fire at Mr R. H. Farlane's residence in Dryfle* street. The brigade waa on the ape* in very quiek time to find the building a seething furnace at the back, witfc flames running along a passage to th* front porch. Two excellent lead* of water were procured from the mains and in a quarter of an hctar the Has* was under control. By this time, however, the whole of the interior ws* ruined, the back fcart reduced to ; charred timber, and a house and fence) on the west side threatened.

The leasee had bean home for fatt and was talking with a friend lift 4M township when th* alarm wai given. He had not used a if* and Wa* (ttfit unable to account for the outbreak «t> cept by a fault is the eUotaey Ms* the hot water pipe*. Mr Farlaße, #fe had no insurance on Ilia fumitnra, % a heavy loser. He hid just taken ft new lease of the property for twohe months from Miss Kingftbttff, of. Rakaia. m . „ The fouiMing waa a tvwttomti «tf» tage. Neighbours on either tMi ?•§• away and the outbreak wa* nottted If. residents opposite.