FIRE AT OPUNAKE
DAIRY FACTORY DESTROYED
By Telegraph.—Press Association.
Hawera, February 12.
The Opunake Dairy Company’s factory was totally destroyed bv fire at haff-past ten last night. There was a strong wind and no fire brigade or water supply. The building, plant, and stocks of butter in store (amounting approximately to 45001 b. weight) were destroyed. The cause of the outbreak is unknown. Insurances on the building totalled £BOO, on the plant and machinery, £l5OO, and on stores £350, in the Royal office.
Be prepared. See that you have adequate insurance on your house and furniture. Consult the Mercantile and General Insurance Co., Ltd., Panama Street. It is a local company with all its capital invested in New Zealand, therefore prompt settlements. —Advt.
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Dominion, Volume 19, Issue 119, 13 February 1926, Page 8
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