FIRE IN WELLINGTON

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LIII, Issue LIII, 23 May 1908, Page 5

FIRE IN WELLINGTON

OUTBREAK, IN TftE post Q^fjQE: a close Shave. •"■> r.ff jniwFbivt ' -> [PBES9 ASSOCIATION/?,. \,'' ,i X < . r ; ' WEtLIIjdTS^ " Mags. , A' fire^roke pjip iiojaig)^' fa ihefeoat Ofti§e block., gate) prejrauipg i blew , thie ' : fl'am^s'lk».ww^' W© ihwior, be«yisor.« v |>^f^Qn ,th]B,,p£emieee , burned, v»re recently vacated with a view to «arly rebuilding operaKons. , Tbe.^ptele-, graph service was maintained as long, as possible, but at about 10 o'clock . .work had to be suspended, the smoke and heat during the operators from the premises. Worfe was resumed' a quarter of on hour before fcudnight. ' Last night'e fire only charred a very small portiM* of the woodwork in, the accountant's department of the General. Post Office, tiaa fire having found its' way over one of the iron 'fire-proof doors, but the paper in many bl the offices suffered from water. Captain Hepnah, In- 1 6pector of Fire Appliances for State Buildings, • said the smoke was fearful. If it had not been for that iron door being there, and for the bravery of the Post and. Telegraph Rifles (who were working with tEe Department Hose), there would "not have been the slightest hope. for the General ?o§t pfflee ais aIU