FIRES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 468, 29 March 1909, Page 7

FIRES.

—-_* EXTENSIVE EIRE AT HASTINGS. (BI TEDEQRirU—PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Hastings, March 27. A lire last night started, in some stables, and an adjoining block of shops fronting Station Street. Tho hack portion of tho shops ignited, but tho brigade succeeded in beating out the flames. Tho fire spread from shod to shed, and cleared away a lot of old buildings, which were a menace to tho town. Tho stables were owned by a syndicate. They were insured for £400 in tho Commercial Union office. Fi tups-trick's billiard saloon (daniago £90 only) was insured for £400 in tho London and Lancashire office A DWELLING BUJINED. (NT TM.EGRAriI—r-BKSS ASSOCIATION*—COPYRIGHT.) Nalson, March 27. About 2.30 this morning n two-storied liouso in Brougham Street, owned by Mr. Sartmol Lach, of Stoke, and occupied by Mr. I). T. Schmidt, an official on tho soweraga works, was burnt down. Tho occupants bad barely timo to escape in their night attire, as in a few minutes tho wbolo house was enveloped in flames. Only ono or two articles of furniture woro saved. Schmidt's furnituro was covered by a policy of £110 in the Yorkshiro office. The origin of tho fire cannot bo accounted for. Tho firo hugiulo arrived on tho soono al>out twenty minutes after tho alarm sounded, and there was considerable delay boforo a lire plug could bo found. TWO OTJTKUSAKB" IN CHMSTCHURCIT. (BV TEUSOIU}?H-I>BESS ASSOCIATION*.) Chrißtohurch, March 28. two fares occurred on Saturday night at ten and eleven o'clock respectively. Hy tho first a furnituro shop and manufactory woro destroyed, tho only insurance on which is boheved to be £85 iu tho New Zealand office oa the contents. By the second tho City Council s stable at St. Albans was destroybd, four Jwrsea perishing in tho fl»n*fli»