SCRUB FIRE
HOUSES ENDANGERED ON WAIHEKE ISLAND I United Press Association! AUCKLAND. 24th January. More than 60 people fought strenuously for almost three house against a fire which swept through ti-tree and scrub on a property at Oneroa, Waiheke Island, yesterday afternoon, and threatened to destroy a number of homes. Several of the houses were encircled by the flames, but the residents succeeded in extinguishing them before they reached the homes. A moderate south-westerly wind was blowing and the fire travelled for almost half a mile before it reached the main Onero road. Occupants of the houses which were in danger began to remove personal belongings, but no damage was caused to any of the buildings. Flames swept through the property of Mr A. Steele, destroying his garden, and for a time threatening his home. The fire was finally conquered about 7 o’cldcic.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 25 January 1939, Page 2
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