Minister Discovers Fire In Church Hall
(New Zealand 'Press Association)
PALMERSTON NORTH, August 26. Quick action by a Feilding church minister saved a church hail from fire today.
The Rev. S. Robertson noticed a window open in the St Paul’s Presbyterian church hall,- which is next to his home. He fpupd that a heater had been turned-towards a wall and switched on. The hall was full of smoke. The wall, next to the two-bar heater was badly charped, and the paint was smouldering. ,! Mr Robertson switched off the heater, and called help. The heater was believed to have, been last used at Sunday school classes in the hall on Sunday. t - - At that .time it had been
t transferred to another room, : and switched off, said 1 Mr i Robertson.’ i ‘ i The’chief of the, Palmerston. North C. 1.8. Detective Senior--1 Sergeant D. J; Dwan, was I this afternoon investigating ; the incident, the latest in a ! series of arson and arson at- ■ tempts dn the town. i The hall adjoins the new St Paul’s church, which replaced ! the .former church, razed by an unknown arsonist in 1966. i 'To June 30 this year 15 ■ suspected arson and arson atI tempts were reported in Manawatu. . Eight involved i churches.
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Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32077, 27 August 1969, Page 26
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