FIRE OUTBREAKS.
TIMBER MILL LOSSES (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, Dec. 9. The latest estimate of the damage in the Henderson-Pollard fire is about £50,000. Lloyds held a ' policy for £BOOO on the building, plant and timber, and the Home Insurance Coy. a policy for £OOO to £7OO. The damage to the Kauri Timber Coy’s plant and timber is estimated at about £3OOO, and it is covered by a policy for £14,000, held by the New Zealand Insurance Coy. DWELLING DESTROYED CHRISTCHURCH, Dec. 9. A five-roomed dwelling at Flaxton, occupied by William Leslie Pawsey, was destroyed by fire early this morning. A few personal effects were all that was saved. The fire is believed to have been caused by a defective chimney. The furniture was insured for £2OO, with the Royal Insurance Co. The house was owned by Geo. Burrell, of Goldhurst.
CALCUTTA DISASTER (“Sydney Sun" Service.) ’ CALCUTTA, Dec. 8. Early this morning 18 persons were burned to death in*a fire in North Calcutta, including an entire Nepali family of five. The origin of the fire is believed to have been a naked lamp igniting gunny bags. Three persons were severely injured'.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 10 December 1927, Page 2
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