FIDE IN A POWER HOUSE.
PLANT SOMEWHAT DAMAGED.
INCONVENIENCE TO FARMERS.
[BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] HA WEE A. Thursday.
The new power-house at Kaponga, belonging to the Town Board, was seriously damaged at one o'clock this morning. The brigade promptly arrived but the oatbreak had a secure hold. The engineer had visited the power-house at 11.30, when there was no sign of anything unusual about the plant. The origin of the outbreak cannot definitely be stated, but it is presumed an electric fusion took place behind the switchboard creating an arc which set the roof ablaze. The damage included the destruction of the switchboard and the turbine flywheel and bearings. The generator was damaged, but not beyond repair. The damage is assessed at approximately £IOOO and the insurances amount to £550. The town supply is drawn from a separate power-house and is not affected, but until to-morrow night no country supply will be available and then only a limited quantity.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19303, 16 April 1926, Page 10
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