LOSS OF £13,000
DISASTROUS FIRE IN STORE [Psk Uhitbb Pbess Association.] BLENHEIM, August 16. A disastrous fire, - involving a total loss of about £13,000, broke out in A. M. Corry and Co.’s store at Spring last night. The building and fittings were Valued at £3,000 and He stocks it contained were worth about £IO,OOO. No fire fighting facilities were available, and it was impossible to attempt salvage, the heat being so great. At the height of the blaze it presented ah awe-inspiring spectacle. The building was leased by Corry and Co. from RobeiTson and Mills, and was used principally as a grain store. It was insured for £I,BOO in the Northern Office, and there was £2OO in the same office on tho seed-cleaning plant. The store contained 8,000 sacks of chaff, 3.500 to 4.000 sacks of barley, and about 1.500 sacks ■of seed peas, as well as general merchandise. The insurances total £7,-500 in the Commercial Union Office.
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Evening Star, Issue 20255, 16 August 1929, Page 12
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158LOSS OF £13,000 Evening Star, Issue 20255, 16 August 1929, Page 12
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