TWICE ON FIRE.

Feilding Star, Volume 7, Issue 2305, 7 September 1929, Page 3

TWICE ON FIRE.

A VICARAGE GUTTED St- Andrew’s vicarage at Epsom, Auckland, was gut tod by fire at abou-{, G ft.ui. following a fire which occurred in the building a- few hours previously. The Remuora Eire; Brigade was called to the first fire, and Worked so well fliat although considerable damage was done most, of the building was saved. The vicar, tlI.Vc Rev. S. 71. Willis, with bis wife and little gild, went to a neighbour's bouse xor the rest of the night. Just before six o’clock residents in the locality board; tlie crackle of flames and saw fclpt fire bad again broken ouf wifh a. big bold. Again tb© Remuora Fire Brigade was called, buj on this occasion, owing to a high wind blowing, little could be done in fbe direction of saving fbe building. The opinion is held that some of t,lie timber must have smouldered after the first fire and that that was be cause of the second fire. A few weeks ago a minor fire, which was attributed t<> defective wiring, occurred a,f, tlie vicarage. The building, onc-storeved. was about twenty years old. Tf, was insured for £9oo' in fhe Souf;l[ British office, fbe furnifure being insured for £3OO in the same office.