HARI HARI FIRE

Greymouth Evening Star, 23 February 1937, Page 2

HARI HARI FIRE

THREE BUILDINGS RAZED Fire/ which- broke* out•. ten o’clock' last night, totally destroyed the Post '.Office' nt: Hail Hart, andrthe general store and dwelling belonging to Mr.” Ge’oTge -Rowley, three large wooden buildings. The outbreak, it is understood, originated- in- the -Post Office, which was'a detached building--also pwlied by" Mr;’ Rowley,- who is Postmaster; . and. through'a sudden change in- the wind; suddenly spread' to the other ”J? uil dt ings, giving little opportunity for the contents, to be saved.- .The buildings had been erected' about twenty years, and were formerly, jowne.d-by Mr. R. Ramage, of Cobden. Mr. Rowley had conducted the ' for the past ten years,. „In. the . a A water supply, nothing could be done to prevent . .the" spread: of the- fire; . tfon£ the Post Office to a storeroom about twenty f eet" a’wfiV- ’ From there the fire continued on through the store and. attached dwelling, which was of six robins.

The insurances are £1,575 on the buildings, in the London and Liverpool Office, £1,500 on the stock and £375 on the Liiffijture. and effects, both in the Royal Insurance Office. The fifte' ' iffterrupted' telephonic communication with Harf Hain, but it was restored shortly before noon today. -