OUTBREAKS OF FIRE.
IN MANAWATU GORGE. BRIDGES IN DANGER. [BY TELEGRAPH. — -CRESS ASSOCIATION.] WoortvTLLK, Wednesday. A rcr.RCE wind, which blew all the afternoon, started bush fires in a block above the Manawatu Gorge. The fires quickly spread, and at the present time the bush in the gorge, the Domain, and both bridges are in "Sanger. LARGE BUILDING LOST. GOOD WORK BY BRIGADE. fjjl" TKLEGBAPH — OWN CORRESPONDENT.] C.isnoßvv.. Wednesday. A fire in Gladstone Road late tonight gutted a two-storey building owned by the Brtdley estate and occupied by the Alexandra " Tearooms. Xvchariah. a tailor, Frorom. a stationer, and Hill, registrar of elect- .rs. The fire hricade made an excellent •' v.ve." preventing the tire from spreading to" "the Albion Hotel, which for some tune was in considerable danger, a strong weswrlv wind fanning the flames towards it. The National Bank's new building., tt> the vest of the burning building, escaped unscathed, as it did a few weeks ago trom a tr.e which destic-yed a sUtioner's shop on the other side of it. No insurance details are available.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15847, 18 February 1915, Page 7
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