LARGE HOUSE BURNED.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19144, 9 October 1925, Page 10

LARGE HOUSE BURNED.

DAMAGE AT MOUNT EDEN. EARLY MORNING OUTBREAK. A four teen-roomed house in King's Avenue, Mount Eden, was badly damaged by fire in the early hours of yesterday morning. The owner, Mrs. A. H. Abbott, occupied' the western wing, with her two brothers, Messrs. C. P. and N. Marshall, and the south wing was occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Elliott. Mrs. Elliott was awakened by a noise in the sitting room, and on investigation found the roof blazing. She aroused her husband, who, in turn gave the alarm lo the other occupants of the house. By this time the south wing was enveloped in dense smoke, and all attempts to reach the telephone failed. Whila efforts were made to stem the progress of the fire a neighbour was roused, and he summoned the Mount Eden Fire Brigade, shortly after two o'clock. In spite of a good water pressure it was found impossible to save the building. A considerable amount of new furniture recently placed in the building bv Mrs. Abbott was not insured, neither was the property of her two brothers. In fact all the occupants were hewy losers. The house was insured for £2OOO in the New Zealand Insurance Company for £SOO and £3OO in the same office policies on furniture and effects were held by Mrs. Elliott and Mrs. Abbott. BLAZE AT CAMBRIDGE. DWELLING TOTALLY DESTROYED. [ny TELEG&APH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] CAMBRIDGE. Thursday. A six-roomed wooden dwelling in Fencourt Road, owned by Mr. David Brown and occupied by Mr. S. Brown, was totally destroyed by fire last evening. The flames started in the kitchen through a pan of fat boiling over. When the fire was discovered the kitchen was already a mass of flames. The house was beyond the borough boundary and no water was available. The insurances are £3OO on the house and £2OO on the furniture and effects, both policies with the South British Company.