DAMAGE BY FIRE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19235, 26 January 1926, Page 12

DAMAGE BY FIRE.

OUTBREAK AT WAIHI. MINING COMPANY'S PREMISES. FLAMES QUICKLY SUBDUED. fCT TF.LKGKAPH. —OWN COBRESRONDITX.i.^ V7ASHI. Monday. Duriim the storm the telephone wires at the ' Waihi Gold Mining Company's office building on the Martha Hill were thrown into contact with the electric cable and the consequent, fusion was responsible for an outbreak of Ere early last evening. The fire was discovered by one of the comoanv s employees aim was promptly a tacked with the mine fire-fighting' appliances. with the result that by the time the brigade arrived the outbreak was well in hand, and was then quickly subdued. The !iniii£« ceiling sod roof of tbc portion occupied by the clerical staff sun ere d con£nci s sooti cle-al oi st«sticne-rv and other perishable goods were destroved by smoke and water. The total damage. however, will probably not exceed £2OO. Ail the valuable mine plans and other important documents had been locked The building is insured with the New Zealand Insurance OSce for £IOOO and the contents in the same office for £.600. DESTRUCTION 0? DWELLING. church windows suffer. fsY rsiss&xrs. —rasss assooatiox. 3 PALMEKSTON NOBTH. Monday. A fire this rooming gutted a fiveroomed dwelling in Broad Street, adjoining the Meiiiodist Li.urch. ovrr.ec by Mr. P. Cowiisham, who was its sole occupant at the time of the c-atbreak, and who escaped it: his night attire through the window. Tne heat from, the contagrsiion damaged seven large Gothic window panes and several smaller panes in the £SOO on the house ana £503 on the At 5.50 o'clock this morning the brigade was called to business premises in the Scuare. known as White House, where an outbreak had boon discovered, but the prompt arrival of the brigade saved severe loss, only ibe walls and ccihng of the passageway being badly charred, apart from the damage by water.

OUTEEEAS IE HIfWTO K. GOOD WOES BY BRIGADE. Fairly extensive damage to a bouse in France. Street, Newton, occupied by Mrs. Burton, .fsas canned by fire early yesterday morning. The frames bad a .strong hold when the fire brigade arrived, feoi. by good work ibe damage was practically confined to two rooms. The furniture was insured for £-153 ia S«be Pboanss Office, bat there was no icsß»»oe ob the bouse.