Fire Damages House

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31277, 25 January 1967, Page 14

Fire Damages House

Fire slightly damaged a house at Chartens Bay yesterday afternoon. The fire started in a hedge, spread across grass, and damaged the house and a garage nearby. The property belongs to Mr M. H. Baker.

Minor damage was done to the clubrooms of the Canterbury Pigeon Flying Club at 47 Sandyford street when a fire broke out in a wall shortly before 8.31 a.m. yesterday. One machine from Sydenham and one from Headquarters answered the call.

No damage was caused to a portable rubbish-disposal unit belonging to Scott’s Engineering Company, Ltd., when a fire broke out in the unit yesterday morning. The unit was being carried on the back of a truck. One machine from Sockbum answered the call to Annex road at 11.27 a.m.

Fire in a wall of a house at 141 Woodham road, occupied by Mr M. D. Drake, caused only minor damage. Two machines from Headquarters answered the call, which was received at 8.8 p.m. The brigade during the day attended minor grass fires in Fitzgerald avenue, in Marine parade near Halsey street, and on the roadside at Norwich quay, Lyttelton.

West Indies Draw.—The threeday match between the West Indian cricketers and Ceylon ended in a draw, with Ceylon three for 183 in Its second Innings. The West Indies, three for 300 overnight, declared at eight for 549, 149 rutfi ahead.