FIRE OUTBREAKS

Greymouth Evening Star, 16 June 1930, Page 5

FIRE OUTBREAKS

INCENDIARISM AT SCHOOL.

WANGANUI, June 16.

Incendiarism Is suspected in connection with a, fire at Wanganui East School, last, night. Tho front room of the wooden building was badly damaged. The fire seems to have started at two places. The brigade found a trail of paper laid on the floor for a distance of four feet. Marks on the outer wall point to someone having gained access through a window.

WAIHI SHOPS DAMAGED.

WAIHI, June 16

Tho first fire for some time to threaten tho business centre occurred at. nine o’clock last evening, partly destroying tho premises on Rosemont Road, occupied by F. Timanas and Co. ironmongers, 11. Carbutt, grocer, R. Toomey, bootmaker. Splendid work by tlie brigade prevented the conflagration spreading to tiio adjoining shop. The buildings owned by H. Berridge’s estate were insured for £5OO, Timanas and Co’s stock £lOOO, Carbutt £2OO, Toomey £250.

HOUSE DESTROYED

HASTINGS, June 13

Neil Bell’s residence at Maraekakaho was totally destroyed by fire. The owner was absent through sickness, and his brother, Allen Bell, living half a mile awa/, discovered that the building had been destroyed, when making one of his occasional visits [to sec whether all was right. The in'surances on the building are £BOO, : and on the contents, £7OO, both in the New Zealand Office.