FIRE AT CHRISTCHURCH

Grey River Argus, 2 May 1932, Page 5

FIRE AT CHRISTCHURCH

AT ISITT’S SHOP. L \ (Per Preset Association). | . April 30. Damage estimated at £12,000 was I done in the premises of L. M. Isitt, I ( Ltd., hODoksellers* Cashel Street, by a i r jj'e ".hich broke out at 7.15 this morn. I in/ Most of the stock and fittings I. • were ruined and the building was practically gutted, the interior being a mass i of debris after fire, smokp and water done their work. Minor damage was done to the London Dental Saloon, occupied by Mr iG. C. Z. Harris, on the upper storey. The fire out in the rear portion of the t brick building and rapidly 4o all quarters of the * shop, and when the Central Fire Brigade arrived the flames had a good hold. The heat was intense, so much jjp.thpt even windows in the front of "the building some considerable distance • ayvaif from the blaze were cracked. Insurances stock amounted to £10,500, and the building was insured for £4,500. The dental rooms were . cov<ed by a policy in the New Zea-1 lnsurance Office. Isijt’s suffered by fire previously a| ’ few years ago. • Lifter in the morning the fire in the f •cellar spread to a quantity of paper, • which- continued to smoulder for a ’considerable time. Water was poured . intci the cbllar and was later pumped •out after the contents had been soaked, t At - 1 p.m., the fine in the cellar was •’ still smouldering and firemen remained • on fluty to watch developments.