FIRES.
; TMARU DWELLING BURNT. (By Talcsraph.-Prwa 4sepcl»llon.l ...... , .. Tlrnaru, August 5, ■ A fire at' 3 o'cjock.thisi morning destroyed a five-roomed dwelling, in Regent . Street, owned and occupied by Mr. R. 0." , Campbell and,family. The occupants-wore roused by the crackling of flames, and with difficulty escaped in their night attire. The only insurance: is in. the . State.',dffioe-HE4OO on. tie dwelling and £200 on the funrituire. A COSTLY MISHAP. i : '' : ■■; ''.-'■ Christdiurch, August 5. By a. fire in the .nursery of a.seventeonroomed honee at Sutnner.this morning,. damago' estimated . at, two hundred pounds was done. The outbreak was caused by' clothes airing in front of the fire catching .alight. The house was owned and occupied by, Mr. Norman .Dalston, and the building was insured for £900, while the contents were covered by a, risk of £300 in- the Royal office., '.'. ■•.■... \ : ''. •• . ■ CLOTHES NEAR A FIREPLACE. ; Airing wearing, apparel on two; chairs in front of a fireplace led to an outbreak of firo at No: 77 Abel Smith Street yesterday. Tho Fire Brigade received the call at 9.27 p.m., and had no difficulty in suppressing the outbreak. , The'bouse is occupied by Miss May Halley; as a boarding-house,; ancl- the furniiture is insured in ..the Australian Alliance !office. Messrs..Bethune and, Co. are agonts for the house. ■'■'■■■■ ' , . '
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 579, 6 August 1909, Page 6
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208FIRES. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 579, 6 August 1909, Page 6
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