FIRES.
;,: 'OUTBREAK IN AURORA. TERRACE. i> \.The upsetting of a kerosene lamp attached to an incubator\caused a : fire to break out at 4.10 p.m. yesterday in a shed adjoining Mri David Nathan's house in Aurora Terraoe. The fire'spread to a glass house after., the shed had beeii-purnt down, but did no further damage, the brigade, arriving on the scene quickly.There was no'insurance' on the shed, and the damage is. estimated at about .£2O. ],'.': ■' ''a recent'city fire. '.'•; ' Particulars ,of insurances on. tho buildings dosfcroyed by fire at tho corner of Lonie;Strcet and "Cambridge Terrace early yesterday morn' r ,ing'are now available. They are ns follow represser's building ..£IOO, Branson's building ~£4OO, both in the Royal Insurance Office; Prosser's furniture, .£IBO in tho Ocean Office; Brail; son's furniture, .£2OO in the United . Office; Barnes's stock, X 75 iii ;the United Office. In connection with this fire,. valuable assistance was rendered to the brigade by. n-squad of Fire Police, under tho leadership of Lieutenants .Cusack and' Biggs.
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 592, 21 August 1909, Page 10
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164FIRES. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 592, 21 August 1909, Page 10
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