DESTRUCTION BY FIRE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19740, 13 September 1927, Page 10

DESTRUCTION BY FIRE.

' DWELLING AT PARNELL. ' a BRIGADE'S HOPELESS FIGHT. 1 LITTLE SAVED FROM FLAMES. ' J ; An outbreak of fire destroyed a sis. roomed house, owned and occupied fay JJj, G. Brett, in Takutai Street, Parnell, ti, an early hour yesterday morning. effort was made by the city and Paradi / brigades but little was saved from tiu fiames. The building was insured for £960 aaj the contents for £250 in the South Britiiilt Office. The origin of the fire is not known. OUTBREAK AT PAFAKUBJL LOW PRESSURE OF WATS& [BY TET.SGHAPH. —OWN COBBSSPOirDEfe] ' PAPAKTTSA, Moud*j. " A five-roomed wooden house in Elliott Street, Papakura, owned by Mr. lit J, Dobbing, and occupied by Mr. EL Gy Thwaites, was destroyed, by fire shortly before seven o'clock this evening Th» brigade was quickly on the scene, but « | low pressure of water rendered its efioris to save the building futile. . HAWESA HOUSE SUIUPEES. | . GOOD WORK BY BEIGADE. r , J [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] HAWERA, Mondi& '" A five-roomed house occupied by Ifr G. Diver and owned by Mrs. C. B. M»r tin, of New) Plymouth, was damaged iir firs this morning. The fire started the wash-house and spread to the how-. The brigade, although bampereu hy % high wind,- saved the house frop traction. Two rooms were gutted awl the others were damaged by smoke Xfo house was insured for £7OO in the Stai* Office and the furniture for £2OO in t&f - Sun Office. f> I 1 SLAUGHTER YARDS BTHLDESC NUMBER OF TOOLS DESTROYED. [BY TELEGRAPH. OWN COURESPQXIIKJfr.j OTOROHANG-A. MotJ.ds.sr. An outside building at Messrs. Cullea and Company's slaughter yards was At- / troyed by fire yesterday morning, fte fire was seen by a resident in the .fe trict. The flames appeared to break mi at two places at once. A large namb» of hides was saved, but a number d tools was destroyed. The building w® valued at £SO. HOUSE BURNED TO GROUffD. fjf OEAEUNE RESIDENTS LOSS. [by xklsgraph.—own OHASUNE. , A six-roomed unoccupied house by Mr. Wilcock and situated in Awata# Street was burned to the ground »t fa week-end. 111® S| OUTBREAK IS DYIS WOMB. CUSTOMERS' EFFECTS BUBNIR " [BY TELEGRAPH. -PRESS ASSOCIATE*-] ■ BUNEDIN, ItondW' An electric iron, which had been j® switched on, caused a fire in the prtfSnf t room *f a city dye works, at 9.30 t* night. The works are owned managed by Mr. H. Halliday. No age was caused to machinery o? fittiogfe but a quantity of customers' effects were on hand for cleaning were destroys j These, however, were completely CO by insurance.