FIRE IN THE NIGHT

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 141, 16 June 1932, Page 12

FIRE IN THE NIGHT

BOY BURNED TO DEATH

ANOTHER IN HOSPITAL

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)

CHRISTCHURCH, This Day

Raymond King, nine-year sou of Mr. Edward King, of Gardiner's road, Harewood, was burned to death this morning when their home was destroyed by fire. .'• .

David King, aged six, is in hospital with burns on the hand and face. He was dragged through a window by a neighbour.

Two young twin sisters wore saved by the mother. :

The father was absent on* relief works at the time.

Raymond wandered from his own bedroom into his mother's and perished there.

The outbreak occurred at 1 o'clock in the morning.

A neighbour, Mrs. F. Hilton, states that she saw. flames leaping from Mrs. King's house. Mrs. King was in her nightdress, aod had two little girls with her. Then smother neighbour saved the boy David by dragging him through, a window. The other boy, Raymond,! was still inside, but it was impossible to get into the house.- The flames were fierce and' blowing: right across the door, and nothing could be done.

'fThere was no water or anything that could help to fight the/fire," she said. "We were helpless. It was terrible." <

The house was a four-roomed modern dwelling, The outbreak is believed to have begun in the bedroom. The place was in aslies in half an hour.

The dead boy's body was found in his mother's room beside the bed. He had. been ill with tonsilitis, and his mother was up late last night attending to him. It is believed he was too dazed to get out when ho was awakened by the smoke. ' ■

One of tho girls was saved -by' her mother taking her out of her burning cot and dashing from the blazing room.