FIRES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 911, 2 September 1910, Page 5

FIRES.

'.' ■: RESIDENCE AT!NORTHLAND.>.^:i:;■;, Early yesterday morning a ■ (i-roomeS■'■! ■:!;, house at Creswick Road, Northland, was'; ■;..'" totally 'destroyed 'by/fire.'. Mr.: John G. :.--.;, Jacobsonwas theowner and occupier: of i- ; ;:■ tho house. Mrs. Jacbbson was.•awakened : ':.■■;':.-.'■ shortly-after 4 a.m.' and found the.house -.U; 'in flames. There was then only-. tiine. to/ ■■.; •; save the children and'escape -through, the;:: ; '- window in night attire." -The cause; of;'/: the outbreak': is. unknown. ...The'.North- .. . land Ere Brigade made great efforts to r \>. save the dwelling,:. but it was a hope-; less fight from the 'start.- Insurances• ■■.•: . were ,£350 the house in the Standard..:. Office, and ,£soon ■ contents in-the United : . Office. '.;;..;/.;■ ..'.■... ;■ 'i "■"?V^*>C>'- ; ';>;^i:JC;;":^': ■;" .TIMBER ,AT. HAT: -■'At 2.11' p.m.. yesterday the ; Municipal. .-.;; Fire Brigade reoeiyed:a call : to Mr. Chas.y. "F."'.■Robertson's .-honsei:'at 15 Hay-.Street, ~.; whore a - small stack -of' .timber.".in"! the'. . : -.%:-.■': back-yard was in-flames. The house^and '■;. contents .were undamaged...; ~-:V ■..?:.• J" :-■ i ■' \ ■ ■+ :SHOP-AT:PET6NEr; : ; : 'i::.<;K;:: ;; : ': Yesterday.morning .'at 40.30 a fire.brpie.::. ; out in the shop o£ Mrs. - .Walters, , 'mil-,..-.-,. liner," Jackson It - : is'.eup- >■ ;.'. poseil to have originated in ~ where the family lived,. : »t ; the. baciqt- x .the premises. .; The.:: Petone Fire Bn- : ... . . gade , wert soon 'M■■' the - scene, ana.;..,/.: prevented the tii;e from spreading. ■ The .■>;;■ 'building :is mtheStantU,- ■;,. ~ ■:■;, ard' office,- and the damage is estima,tett ' ::. at J6lst). v:The stock, lyhich is valued at :,. .£6OO •' .is'iinsuredo f o't: .£4OO ■in ..the London..;:■,•.- ■; and Lancashire 'office^' the' stock is, estimated; at. ±250.v -iW-. furniture and .effects; are insured for. .=:,; ; ; - £-M in the National;office, and tho dam-- r ./-;.: age is set down ;' : 'v;:"-:i : .";--'?]:~-\[ : -

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