FIRES.

Evening Star, Issue 12732, 5 August 1907, Page 4

FIRES.

RESIDENCE IN Yesterday morning a house owned and occupied by Charles Houseman, situated in Cresford street, St. Albans, was burned down. The hou-© was insured for £4OO and the furniture for £SO in the New Zealand Insurance Company. The damage is estimated at £575. DISCOVERED IN TIME. A fire broke out yesterday at Mrs Shepherd's, Gcornja street, but luckily without serious result, and the services of the brigade wre not rcq-'ir-d. A fire was, as I'sunl, burning in tho kitchen stove, and wle n tho fanuiy were in another portion of the house a de:cet in the ovm allowed the P. re. to spread and catch the side of the rnantelpic-o. The 11 nva had reached as hifdi as the. wall p-pir when by cood fortuno the. Id - ze was djico-v-red. WORKSHOP IN LAWRENCE. Our correspondent at LawTonce writes : A fire broke out yesterday afternoon in a building in Ross pkoe, at the rear of the Kxo-lsior Painting Company's establishment, used by Mr F. A. Miller as ft carpenter's workshop and wocdwarc factory. I'ho buildicg was completely fruited, and Mr Miller in add Lion lost a tine assortment of carpentry tools and three or four m> chirrs w-'d for planing, turnery, etc. Tho Fire Brigade turned out promptly, but tho fire, although it was prevented from spreading, had too firm a hold to allow of anythins in tire building being saved. It is not known how ths fire orifriinted. as Mr Miliar bad nn+. ur-od tho firenlae* 1 in the workshop since Tuesday last. A ad.joinin.fr the factory, belonging to Mr H. Winmill, draper, in which empty packing cases were stored, was pirtially destroyed by the fire. Tho insurance is £l6O. Tho loss is estimated at donble that amount.