TAKAKA BLAZE.

Grey River Argus, 25 February 1926, Page 6

TAKAKA BLAZE.

SEVERAL DESTROYED. NELSON, I'pb. 24 Takaka, :it an early hour iais morning, expelienccd the biggest hr* *n ir» hist<»iy. which coniincm-rd in A. T. Manners’ dr.-,p.-r’s simp ; ,„.i spread io Emms’ bl.-.bies. which w< ru recently purdi.-.svd by 24r Ro u . N.*wman, a billiard saloon, A. F. L. wp;’3 butch**)’s shop, and lhe Court-lh*us-.-. Then camp tin? Fire Brigade statu.., which was deinolisln-d with axes Fv ihe brigade and tin public, :,a-i tnc roof us< d igai-ist J. B. Bcutic’s tobi.ccori.t buildings adjoining. }ho space cleared prevented the funlu-r spread of the tiro.

On tin* opposite side of the street . the Junction Hotel was badfv scorch *d ami actually caught alight 01 - places, but the Hames were subdued bj the use ol a hand hose. The shops ad » joining, owned by Jdisses Edgar ar 1 • .jaisy Goodwin, also had their fronts badly scorched. The strong-room ai tin* Court is intact. a laii breeze was blowing from th» south. Had not rhe lire hem < hecke by the demolition of the lire station, it is coii.S’'h-re<l almost certain that ii would have swept most of the town on both sides of the road. The brigade had little water, :iti< the ser' irrs in ilmt direction w-.t. quite inadequate. THE Ja SS. NELSON, February 21. Jhp estimated loss rhrough the Takaka fire runs in to- between ZIG'NIO and £7OOO. Insurances available are: l-.nuns Stables £6OO, A. E. Manners. £353 on the stock, £4OO on th e building, and on the household £450; A. • F, Lewis, £4OO, Warner /TOO.