Disastrous Fire at Ormondville

Manawatu Times, Volume LVI, Issue 5608, 24 March 1931, Page 6

Disastrous Fire at Ormondville

BUSINESS CENTRE PRACTICALLY WIPED OUT Shortly after 4.30 a.m. yesterday fire broke out in a boot repair shop at Ormoiulville and quickly sproad to the ad-joining buildings. There was a strong westerly wind blowing at the time and with no water available the whole block v r as destroyed. , The buildings destroyed were bottlers Arms hotel, a two-storeyed wooden structure owned by the Napier Brewery Company, and occupied by vy. Henk, licensee. The insurances on tins building are not yet available. Boot repair shop, single-storeyed wooden building owneu by Mr. W. H. Edkius and occupied by Mr. J. Jnchson. No insurance on stock. Bakehouse and baker's shop, owned by Mr. A. Hyde and occupied by Mrs. Adamson. The bakehouse was insured for £2OO and the stock and fittings for £.150. Oiinondville Public Library, owned by the Ormondvillo Town Board. No insurance. , , The outbreak was first discovered by Air W. S. Barnes who aroused the licensee and boarders of the hotel, who made their escape in tlicir night attire, nothing being saved. When the Times car passed through Ormondvillo early yesterday morning, standing chimneys and scattered iron were till that remained of the block. Mr. G. Donghi's store and neighbouring residences were threatened, but a body of volunteer lire fighters worked hard under the direction of Constable Thom and succeeded in stopping the spread of the conflagration.

Three Houses Burnt at Napier

Per Press Association. NAPIER, Last Night. Three houses at Westshore were totally destroyed by fire last evening. The houses were occupied by Messrs Millet, E. Aplin and Martin. The absence of water was responsible for the bpread of the flames. These buildings before the big upheaval were just across the road from the Inner Harbour, but since then there is no water near enough for the fire engine to bo used successfully.

Business Premises Burnt

OCCUPIED BY PRINTER, FANCY • GOODS DEALER AND MOTOR CYCLE CLUB.

Per Press Association. MASTERTON, Last Night. _ A two-storey wooden building in Queen Gtrcet, owned by Miss M. Feist, of AVellington, and occupied by W. Palamoutain (printer), F. Norris (fancy goods dealer), and also the Masterton Motor Cycle Club was destroyed by lire shortly after midnight. The building was insured for £ISOO. The cause of the outbreak is a mys* tcry.