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Dunstan Times, Issue 2963, 14 April 1919, Page 4

The following is the story of u persistent fire:- —-A stuck containing about 10 tons of oatsheaf, a portion of a stack of hay harvested from eight acres were destroyed by fire on the farm of Mr G. Bevington, at Rangiora, iast week. Messrs Todd Bros, were engaged threshing the wheat when from some, unexplained cause the fire broke onti under the combine, and, fanned by the stiff nor’-wester blowing at the time, took a strong hold in a few minutes. The combine was hauled out of danger with no further damage than a scorching, but nothing could be done to save the stacks. At one o’clock in the afternoon the combine was observed to be on fire, and the mill hands quickly got to work and apparently successfully dealt with the outbreak. Throe hours later, however. the machine again burst into flames, and. despite every effort made to extinguish the fire, the combine was completely destroyed.