OUTBREAKS OF FIRE.
DAMAGE IN DUNEDIN.
LOSS OF £1500 ESTIMATED. [07. TKLEGBATII.—TOESS ASSOCUTWS.] Dunedw, Wednesday. A somewhat serious outbreak of fire occurred in the premises of Messrs. Smith and Smith, paperhangers, in the Qotagon this evening. The brigade soon got the fire under control, but considerable damage was done, as the firm carried a heavy stock. The fire is supposed to have originated from a gas stove in the office in the middle flat. The office fittings were extensively damaged,''and the books and strong room also suffered severely. The stock in the middle fiat was damaged seriously by fire and water. It is anticipated that tho damage will amount to .about £1600. The interior'of the building was undergoing renovation, the cost of which was expected to amounsi to about £3000,. * ■ The stock was insured for £9000, and the building for £2500 in the Standard Office. HIIMJIHI Iti ■IM'ii < TRAINER'S HOUSE BURNED. [IT? .TBUEOBAI'H.— ASSOCIATION.] Ctt&tßTonnnen, Wednesday.' ' A residence at Yaldhurst, ocenpiea by R O'DonneJl, trainer for Messrs. Stead Brothers, was destroyed by fire yesterday.: The outbreak did not teach tho stables,' but the horses werestaken Out in ease of emergency. ' . \
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15655, 25 June 1914, Page 8
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