FIRE SERIES

Northern Advocate, 17 March 1927, Page 4

FIRE SERIES

EXTENSIVE DAMAGE

AT GREY LYNN PREMISES,

AUCKLAND, This Day

The fire brigade received an early call yesterday morning when tire broke out in the premises occupied by Thos. Bailey, painter and paperhanger, at 37 Great North Road, Grey Lynn. Although the brigade was early on the scene extensive damage was done before the fire could be got under control. The building was two-storeyed ami owned by H. Phillips, of St. Holler's Bay. The upper storey was used as a dwelling. The interior and the contents were extensively damaged. The contents were insured for £2400, but the insurance on the building is not known. —Press Assn.

SEVERAL PREMISES GONE. INCLUDING TOWN HALL AND LIBRARY. NO WATER OR BRIGADE. HAMILTON, This Day. A disastrous fire occurred at Raglan early this morning. It started in Hardey Brothers’ drapers shop about midnight. The outbreak was so sudden that the occupants, Messrs Hardey Bros., Mrs Hardey sour., and Miss Hardey, barely escaped with their lives, everything being completely destroyed. The ringing of a church bell quickly brought willing helpers to the scene. There was no fire brigade or water supply, but a hastily formed bucket brigade did good work. The fire quickly spread to the Town Hall on one side, and the Raglan "County Chronicle’’ building on the other. The town board building consisting of the board room, public library and ladies’ rest room next caught fire and with the other buildings was completely destroyed. By strenuous work the premises of Mr Earl, cabinet xnaker, and Mr McLauchlan, saddler, were saved. So far as can be ascertained the insurances were about £2500. The shop occupied by Hardeys and owned by R. E. Hunt was insured for £750; the Town Hall and piano for £750; the library building and books £SOO and the Raglan "Chronicle’’ and plant £BSO. The Town Hall was about 18 years old and the other buildings a similar ago, with the exception of the Town Board’s office, which was only built last year.—Press Assn,

A BIG BLAZE. ROBE FACTORY' DESTROYED, POOR PRESSURE OF WATER. DUNEDIN, This Day. A big blaze occurred shortly after 7.30 o’clock last night,” while the streets wore still thronged with people who had turned out on the occasion of the visit of the Duke of York, the old Choral Hall, an ancient landmark in Moray place, being completely gutted. The building had been occupied for some time as a clothing and robe factory by Bnttenvorth Bros., and was insured for £2OOO.

The underfloor was occupied by F. B. Francis and Co., land agents. The brigade was early on the, scene and quickly had four loads of hose going into the body of the building. For some time, however, this made little impression on the fire, the flames bursting through the corrugated roof and lighting up the city. Two more leads were then got in and worked on to the roof, the lead on the huge extension ladder suffered from lack of pressure and it was some time before the second lead on the roof was able to pour in the water. At about 8.20 the deluge of water had gained the mastery, leaving the inside of the building a gutted smouldering mass. The building was owned by the trustees of the Taylor Estate.' The contents of Buttenvorth’s factory wore insured, but the amount' is not available.—Press Assn.