FIRES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 537, 18 June 1909, Page 8

FIRES.

FIRE NEAR PALMERSTON. (By Telegraph.—Special Correspondent.) Palmcrston, June 17. A bright flaro in tho sky was noticed in the early hours this morning away to the westward of the town, and the police reported the matter to tho fire brigado station: Superintendent Warner and his mon, on in703tigating the matter, discovered that tho blaeo was at least two miles outside the borough boundary, and ' consequently: they could do liothicg. It was oventually. ascertained that a house on the Longbum-ltongotoa Road, occupied by a young married man named Ernest Robinson, and owned by Mr. Sorenson, of i'oxtan lincj had been destroyed by fire. Mr/ Robinson statoß-that,when'he went' to - bed all appeared safe, but' a fire whioh had. been' lit in: the bedroom fireplace' had . evidently , caused the troublo, fwy when he .woke, tho flames had gripped the whole of tie wall "over the fireplace. The house wm Wally destroyed, and it is not yet known whether it was insured. Mr. Robinson's furniture, which he vahios at £150, was insured , for* £100, in the London and Lancashire Fire- insurance Co. Mrs. Robinson wag away from home when-the fire occurred, but Mr. Robineon, sen., was living with bis son. •

OUTBREAK -AT MASTERTON. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) ttastorton, Jurio 17. A cottage in Villa Street, occupied .by Mr. Green, painter, was partially destroyed by fire to-day.. A man named Kennedy, aged 84, bad a narrow escape from being suifocatcd. Ho. was dragged out by. Mrs. Greon, whose hair caught fire when doing so.. Tho insurances are: Building £200, and furniture, £100, in tho United office. Scarcely any, of the effects weresaved.

• HOMESTEAD DESTROYED. ' , , Nelson, Jane 17. lakuroa," tho homestead of Mr. W. Squires, of ■ Parapara,' was totally l destroyed by fire last night, while Mr. Squires and his wife woro in Nelson. '• Tho. insurances (policies woro taken out recently) are: Liverpool, London, and Globe, £150 on the building, •. £100 on furniture, and 1 apparel. and £16.-oa an otgiia, ■