DESTRUCTION BY FIRE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19549, 31 January 1927, Page 8

DESTRUCTION BY FIRE.

OUTBREAK AT BLENHEIM* BUSINESS BLOCK INVOLVED, ] [Br TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCWt/OK.*! BLENHEIM, Sunday, Fire broke out at an early hour tlia morning in tho mercery ishop oi? H. GL Mcintosh situated ia tlse centre of * large block of wooden business pr<* raises which extends from this Marl* borough Express office in High Street to the National Bank in Market .Square. The brigade effected a wonderful save. Th» flames spread to Moalcy's pork ibutchery next door. Mcintosh's premises vera more or less gutted, and Mosky'a mile red damage to s les&cr extent. Tb* office of C. T. Smith, solicitor, wzz dawaged by water and smoks. SIX-ROOMED HOUSE SUH9K& BUILDING AND CONTENTS LOST. fir/ TrxEcr.Arrt.-~0«.v.v coeresvant>xxll MASTBUTON, Sunday. A sis-roomed house, owned and ocean pied by Mr. G. W. Mor ice, a master oa the staff of tho Wairarapa High School* was destroyed by fke this morning, oslj the chimneys remaining. Mr. Moricfl was out pf, town at th« tsro® of the outrank sod Mt's. Marks waa at church. A maid wa.s iA faoas« with two children and eh a discovered thi whole of the rear of the is flasksTho fire brigade was. taminoaed, tat, unfortunately, vtna oat at the oppewit* end of tho lx>rotig!i attending to • grass firo. As- a consequent®, efforts were codKa to saving the neighbouring hooM) feciesg* srsg to Mr. W. L Armstrong, who oeiy arrived on tho scerio from his Urtx when his homt was ia great danger. A strong wind was blowing and (ha Bski.cs «-'« lapping the side cf tlu> houso. TJwy ; w«* gradually controlled, bat cot feefcrc moai of ih# contests cf Mr- Amfistresg's .hon&e had bee© removed. Nothing wam wvikl frets Mr. Maric-s I haim*. Both the 'hosts® and conUrstk , snared.