WORKING MEN’S CLUB BURNT

Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25550, 19 July 1948, Page 6

WORKING MEN’S CLUB BURNT

EARLY MORNING FIRE AT GREYMOUTH BRIGADE MAKES GOOD SAVE OF NEARBY BUILDINGS From Our Own Reporter ■ T „ GREYMOUTH, July 18. Members of the Greymouth Volunteer Fire Brigade made a good save of the adjoining property when fire early this morning totally destroyed ths Greymouth working Men’s Club in Alexander terrace. Keen, variable winds for some time made the bngadesmen’s task more difficult. The two-storeyed ’ building of wood and iron, comprising 15 or 16 rooms, was formerly a boarding-house. 'lt was purchased a few months ago for the establishment of a Greymouth Working Men s Club, When the beer boycott had concluded. The building was blazing fiercely when tbe brigade received a call at 3.30 a.m., and all the brigade could do was to. endeavour to prevent the fire’s to ,, a< ijp. ln ing premisw, Flames frequently licked the other premises, both sides of the club rooms being burnt out. P rei pises and contents were Sj of carpenter’s tools a f was also lost. The cause of the outbreak is not known. Browm who barking of his dog to find the place enveloped in flames. He was going on ?°„ ay to-morrow and had two suitdot ed ,’ . He threw them out t?e back stairs and only had time to snatch some clothes and wrap a blanket round himself before making lbs way out of the building. He attempted to enter the downthe hunnV 10 " to give ‘he a hirm, but anH P“ lldln s was enveloped in flames los d ata? F n r^ le to get in ’ Mr Brown lost about £lOO in money which he had saved for his holiday. The Are was watched bv a lares helnJrt r t ° f person . s ’ many of whom from 1 : ei ? lov e furniture and effects destinnHl ng Premises when their destruction was threatened