Eight Minor Fires
i. Eight minor fires were atn tended by units of the ChriatZ church Are station and sub- .. stations during the weeki. Bnde Fire slightly damaged a i- wall in a house at 95 Edward avenue, St Albans, soon after " 3 pjn. yesterday. The fir*. .. the cause of which ia unt. known, was extinguished by n a unit from the central staI. tion and another from the St. ” Albans station. The house. , owned by Mr F. Hutton, of ' Pages road. AranuL ia occun pied by Mr B. Saville. >r Units from the Sockburn i* and central stations attended a grass fire at 334 Ruasley road. Harewood, about Z3O n pjn. yesterday. No damage * was done to the residence, >• occupied by Mr L» Saville. « th * chemical works of Ktenpn thorne Prosser and Company, fon the Main South road. ’■ Hornby, was attended by a „ unit from the central station and another from Sockburn. e at Ul pm. yesterday. There I- wasi no damage. B Two units from the Lytteln tort brigade answered a call y to a grass fire at Corsair I- Bay domain yesterday at 3.42 ;■ pjn. No damage was caused •Z to the property. it A grass fire at 258 Dyers >. road. Woohton. on property • occupied by Mr X H. Verwev, „ caused no damage One unit >, from the Woolston brigade ). attended the call, about 1130 - ajn. yesterday. '■ Slight damage was caused !. by fire In a stack of wood at ( r the Point Elizabeth Coal Comir pony's yard in Clarence street about 11.10 a.m. ou j Saturday. A spark from a « railway engine ignited the ». grass beside the. line and the fire spread into the timber !' yard. One unit from the , B Sockburn station attended the outbreak. V
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29681, 27 November 1961, Page 5
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