DESTRUCTION BY FIRE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20474, 28 January 1930, Page 10

DESTRUCTION BY FIRE.

sawmill: ;on west, coast,

LARGE STOCK OF TIMBER.

[bit TELEGRAPH.—SRESS ASSOCIATION.] GBEYMOUTH,.

"A vivid reflection' in the sky, seven miles south of Greymouth at about 11 o'clock tonight, betokened a fire at Ogilvie's sawmill at Gladstone, one of the largest mills on. the West Coast. Fully 1,500,000 ft. of timber was stacked at the mill in the course of , being dried for the Christchurch market.

By 11.15 p.m. the mill was completely destroyed and the timber stacks were burning furiously.

As there are practically no means of fire-fighting it remains uncertain what amount of timber will be lost, but the reflection from the flames had died down before midnight. The mill was one of the best equipped in the district.

LUCKY ESCAPE FROM EOUSE.

MONEY AND FURNITURE LOST. [by telegraph.—own correspondent.] PALMERSTON. NORTH, Monday. Fire destroyed' a four-roomed house in Manawatu Street, Palmerston North, at an early hour this morning. The brigade was called, but there was no water supply and the flames had far too strong a hold for the chemical extinguishers to be of any value. The building was owned by Messrs. Barber and Whiting, of Foxton, and occupied by Mr. J. A, Gallagher. A few personal effects were saved, but the furniture and a large sum of money were destroyed. Mrs. Gallagher and three of the children were spending a holiday at Foxton, but Mr. GaUagher and' two sons, aged 17 and 15 years, were sleeping in the house. The elder boy was awakened by the crackling of flames and he roused his father and brother. They made a hurried escape through the windows as the flames had already burst through the door.

HOUSE AND STORE BURKED.

OCCUPANTS AWAY AT TIME

[BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION. ] GISBORNE, Monday.

A dwelling and a store at Whangara, 16 miles north of Gisborne, owned and occupied by Mr. William Bright, were destroyed by fire on Saturday night while the occupants were away at a dance. Nothing was saved. OUTBREAK AT TARADALE. DESTRUCTION OF DWELLING. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] NAPIER, Monday. A five-roomed house, owned and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Jane, was destroyed by fire at Taradale this morning. The insurances ' are £7OO in the Mercantile and General office on the house, £250 on the furniture, and £25 on the shed.