Fire In Dargaville Electrical Shop
[Special tci “Northern Advocate ”]
DARGAVILLE, This Day,
When fire broke out in a workshop at three o’clock yesterday morning on the premises of the McKay Electrical Company, Victoria Street, Dargavillo, damage to the extent of £420 was caused to motor trucks and equipment.
The alarm was given by Mr S, Garyie, who, with his wife and family, occupies the upstairs portion of the building. Battery-testers destroyed were valued at £ 100, and the damage to the bodywork of the trucks amounted to £l2O.
The brigade was successful ' in extinguishing the flames before they penetrated into the main building, although the heat damaged new electrical equipment to the extent of about £2OO.
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Northern Advocate, 23 January 1939, Page 4
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