FIRES.

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVII, Issue 10563, 17 April 1928, Page 3

FIRES.

BLAZE IN REiFRIGERATING WORKSDAMAGE BETWEEN £15,000 AND £17,000. (Press Assooiatiou* HAWERA, April 10. A. lire discovered at 7.45 o'clock lasi evening oaused damage estimated at about £15,000 to £17,000 to a building owned by the West Coast Rolrigerating Cb., and the contents of the cold storage rooms. The building and contents wei;e covered by insurance, though details arc not available. It is believed that the tire started in the roof from an unknown cause ami burned slowly for several hours before it was detected. The middle portion of the building, lor a length of ‘2soft.. was gutted, but the brigade confined the flames to this port.on, which was situated between concrete Avails dividing it from the ends of the building. Four small freezing chambers in the heart of the fire were damaged only on the outside Avails, the irost being visible on the contents this morning The portions of the building saved included the company’s offices and engine room, Avith an ammonia condenser. GRASS ABLAZE NEAR AMMUNITION PLOT.. (Press- Association.) AUCKLAND, April 15. Only 100 yards from the pits where shells a lid ammunition to the value of over £250,000 are stored, a grass fire broke out at 5 o elock .011 Sunday evening outside the high wall which encircles the military camp at NarroAv Neck. It was quickly suppressed. The explosives are stored in pits underground, and it Avould take immense heat to cause an ex- , plosion. Nevertheless the incident caused a scare. ■Protect yourself against losses by n’ire by insuring with the Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society, Ltd.— W Lissant Clayton.-r(Adt.). Be prepared. See tfiat you have adequate insurance on your house and furniture. Consult the Mercantile & General Insurance Co., Ltd., Bull and Edwards District Agents. It is _ a local Company with all its capital invested in New Zealand, therefore prompt settlements —fAdv.)