FIRE AT A HOSPITAL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1704, 22 March 1913, Page 4

FIRE AT A HOSPITAL.

mo OUTBREAK

lit 1.16 p.m. on Thursday.a fire )cnt out at Nurse Lucas's private . lies;• "Whareoru," Willis Street. - A. conductor named liana Andev-'-, who was on duty on a passing tram, r,: - ■ flames and smoke issuing from tho . and lie immediately gave tho alarm, 1■: < brigade was quickl; upon tho scone, ■: i 6aved tho building :om serious dair... As soon as 'tho.fire ,irae discovered Ki Lucas, assisted by willing helpers, gol ■ patients in the rooms upstairs down safety. Preparations were also madi,' tho prompt removal of tho patients tho building, If necessary. The firo ii ; lievod to have originated between v;.) ohimnoy and woodwork in the upsl u ■' portion of tho building. Some five or six hours later (at v.V p.m.)' tho brigade received another ■<: : to tho hospital, and this time tho ■>~ waa found to bo in tho kitchen, tho r> - . . direotly underneath the apartment 1 whioh tho firo originally broke out. I'i firo was soon extinguished. , Superintendent Tait said that he o<tr Hoc Hvo any reason for tho socond i break, "ujiless some live cinders from ,' previous firo had found their way thro i tho oeiling. Ho said that n man was •: In chaTgo when tho brigado returned to: the station and everything at that tim'u appeared safe. Both building and contents were covered with, insurance policies, tho latter,to thq; orient of J!800 in the Commercial Union' Office, ■