FIRE

Evening Star, Issue 17824, 22 November 1921, Page 6

FIRE

BULK STORES AT WIXTDN. About 1.30 yesterday morning (says Monday’s ‘ Southland ’1 lines ) the residents of Winton were amused by the call of "Eire!” and they rapidly turned out to find the outbreak in Mr William Hamilton's stable at the rear of his shop. Despite the dibits of a quickly-organised bucket brigade, the fire, assisted by a heavy gale, spread rapidly. The next, htiikiing to catch was 'Messrs M“William Bins.’ oil store, in which was storm/ a considerable amount of kerosene, winch added to the fury of tho flames. An iron building of ]’. E. Colo’s, winch contained saddling fit-ores, was next in line, and. quickly demolishing that, the fire i"ached furtlmV. swooping through the joinery woikshtip of Mr R. Kennedy, and in mi lb civ spread to the main bull; store of M'Wil’iam Bros. All the buildings and contents were totally destroyed, while bull: rtoro of Mr A'. 35. iMtemlrigh. adjoining the stable' in which the fire originated, ' was also demolished. The damage v. as estimated at £1,500. and all toe owners are loccre. OUTBREAK OX STEAMER. An outbreak, of fire occurred on board (ho American and- Australian Company ?. chartered steamer City of Chester (which re a ''bed Dunedin to-day from Now York via m.rthcrn ports) when she was between Panama and Auckland. The vessel ckaree Panama on DciobeT 35, and at 8 a.m. on November 1 it was discovered that the lumber coal stowed in No. o hold was on the. Steps were, immediately taken to discharge t)w eon ! from tho bold to get at the rent n{ the fire. Tho crew worked in shills ccntimion.sly for three day;; and niebt.r until 309 tons of coal had been lifted on to the rheltcr deck. The fumes from the. burning coal were thou ton ctnuig in (he bold to allow the crow to wo: k h.-low, so it was decided to flood the bold. Water was pumped in until it covered the ■,-en’nindei' of the cr.nl, and in t-ige way the fire was extinguished. Besides general cat go, tV- vessel bad 68.090 cases of inflammable oil on board. Fortunately, the oil was stowed '.veil away from where tho fme occurred The cargo in the ImM mod to the file consisted of t'ibarr-1 and general irerchann no- all of v.luc,;; is for soutnern and Au-tra.’.irr p-wts.