DESTRUCTIVE FIRE
FOUR BUILDINGS DESTROYED AT MERCER nnHud Prean Agnooiatlon) AUCKLAND, 2nd December. Tho most destructive fire in the his-loi-v of Mercer , broke out shortly after 5 o'clock this afternoon, when the Mercer Post Office, railway social hall, and two private residences and a shed were burned to the ground. Although no lives were lost ,and the furniture from both houses was saved, the total absence of uro fighting equipment and water made the hre singularly tragic. The outbreak started in the Post Office.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 3 December 1927, Page 2
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84DESTRUCTIVE FIRE Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 3 December 1927, Page 2
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