Woman dies in fire
An elderly woman died, and her husband was taken to Christchurch Hospital suffering from shock, after fire gutted the front part of their house in Estuary Road, South New Brighton, at 7 a.m. yesterday. The woman was VIOLET RUBY BUTTERWORTH, aged 84, of 368 Estuary Road. Her husband. Charles Edward Butterworth, aged 85, was reported to be in a fairly comfortable condition in hospital last evening. Mr Butterworth was carried from the house by a neighbour. Mr G. K. Gearry, who had noticed the fire, and kicked a door of the house in before the fire brigade arrived. Mrs Butterworth was trapped in a bedroom by the flames, and was dead by the time firemen reached her.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19751001.2.18
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33962, 1 October 1975, Page 2
Word Count
121Woman dies in fire Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33962, 1 October 1975, Page 2
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in