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Dominion, Volume 19, Issue 155, 27 March 1926, Page 13

Quite a stir of excitement was caused in Warwick Street, Blenheim, the other 'morning, when the borough’s new tarpot and sprayer, which was engaged in treat, in..’ the footpath, burst into flames (says (lie "Marlborough Express”). The tiro sent up great billows of black smoke, which attracted the attention of people ns far away as the town. I'’ortiinntety there was a dray-load of sand in attendance on the sum and th s «:is driven up beside the blazing machine, the workmen then making all speed in shovelling the sand on to the flames. The fire spread to the grass on the roadside. a.nd so Perce was the heat flint an adjacent hedge was scorched. A short length of as nt hand, and this was run out and enabled the fire on the road to lie oxtingnished. As far as could be ascertain’d l ’l>e tarpat' sufTeied little or no damage.