FIRE IN A CHURCH.
VESTRY GUTTED. DUNEDIN. July 25. Shortly before 9 p.-rn. St. Peter’s * ■nrliean Church, Caversliam, caught on fire. The vestry was in a hopeless condition when the machines of the South Dunedin and City fire brigades arrived, so the firemen confined their attention to preventing the flames attacking the church proper where the fire had commenced'to take hold. The fire. was under control in 20 minutes, and was-extinguisbed after half hii hour's strenuous work. The vestry was gutted and the contents (valued about £175) demolished. The chunk was damaged to the extent of £2OO. The organ which„was situated non- the fire was fortunately not damaged with water.-AP.A.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LIX, Issue 9573, 26 July 1923, Page 5
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