OUTBREAKS OF FIRE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18461, 26 July 1923, Page 6

OUTBREAKS OF FIRE.

POST OFFICE AND STORE. | [Br TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT!.]; | 1 " ttANGAREI, Wednesday. Parakao post office and store were completely destroyed by fire last ' night. The building comprised a store and dwelling combined, occupied by Mr. H. Worboys, the post office being under the same roof. The owner was away from; home at the time of the outbreak, no one being on the premises. * The cause of, the fire, is , not known." The store ; contained a large stock, and none of ; it was saved, while the . whole of ' the- post office was burned, including some mail matter. • There fs an insurance -of £300 on- the , building, .€3OO on the stock,; arid £100 on the furniture in the Standard Office. The building was a large wooden structure. i : SIX-BOOMED HOUSE BURNED. , >;■ ORIGIN OF FIRE NOT KNOWN. [by telegraph.— CORRESPONDENT * HIKUTAIA. Wednesday. - A six-roomed dwelling, owned by Mrs. J. Shaw and occupied .by Mr. W. D. Keys, was totally - destroyed by; fire ; today. ere was no one at. home./when the outbreak occurred, and the origin of the fire is not known. It is not known if there .was any: insurance.';' v ; DUNEDIN ANGLICAN • CHURCH.' CHIEF DAMAGE TO ! VESTRY.. ■ [BY telegraph.—press ' association.] . DUNEDIN. Wednesday. • - ' Shortly before 9 p.m. St. Peter's Anglican Church, Caversham, caught fire.' The vestry was past saving when the South Dunedin and : City fire brigades: arrived, so the firemen confined their attention to preventing the flames attacking the church proper, where the fire had commenced to take hold. K The fire was under control in 20 minutes ' and extinguished after half-an-hour's strenuous work.' : I The I" vestry ; was • gutted and I the contents, 5 valued at about £175, destroyed. The church was 'damaged to the extent of £200. .The, organ,, which was situated near the seat of the fire, fortunately was not damaged by water.