DAMAGE BY FIRE.
BLAZE IN DRAPERY STORE
Per Press Association. INVERCARGILL, Oct. 4. Fire broke out in the ceiling of Thomson and Beattie’s drapery establishment at 5 o’clock this evening and gave the brigade considerable trouble before it was extinguished. The ceiling toward the front of the shop was blazing when the brigade arrived, and difficulty was experienced in getting to the seat of the fire before the outbreak was under control. About £2OOO worth of damage was done to the stock, mainly by smoke and water.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 263, 5 October 1936, Page 5
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87DAMAGE BY FIRE. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 263, 5 October 1936, Page 5
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