GRASS FIRE AT FOXTON
CITING FOR A Will LF REACH HOUSES MENACED (Per Press Association). Foxton, February 13. Shortly alter 3 p m. yesterday tiro broke -out in some long yrass at the rear of the iial 1 at Fox km beaeli an d for a time seriously threatened resid, cnelo blit> westward*, along tlio
river front. Tile alarm was "given, and the Foxton Fire Bridago sent for. Mr A. Walls a member of t bu brigade, set nut with a- carloaid of fire-fighters, while little time was lost ill despatching a gang of relief workers from tb e borough. Beach residents also Tallied and at clip stage over 200 • beaters took part. | in suppressing the. flames. I No damage nils done, but halfl it not been for tile prompt action taken 1 there i.= little doubt thuL several laadi
houses would have been destroyed as n strong, easterly nil yd was blowing at the time.
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Feilding Star, Volume 9, Issue 3646, 15 February 1932, Page 7
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