MINOR FIRE OUTBREAK

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22777, 10 July 1937, Page 14

MINOR FIRE OUTBREAK

FIVE MACHINES DESPATCHED * DASH THROUGH CITY STREETS "While Friday night traffic was at its height, four fire engines and a salvage van raced through the city streets at nine o'clock last night to suppress what turned out to be an incipien outbreak in a cloakroom on the fire floor of the Dilwortli Buildiug, on the corner of Customs Street and Queen Street. The fire, which was confined to several coats and a table, was put ou with buckets of water. The brigade was called by telephone and, as the outbreak was in the city danger zone, two machines were seno from the Central Station, one from Western Districts and another from Parnell. A salvage Van was also sent, but when the minor nature of the hre was known all the engines returned to their stations. '• . The convergence of the four speedy engines on to the Customs Street corner caused excitement in Queen re For some minutes the normal passaga of motor traffic was suspended ana a crowd of over <OO rapidiv gated at the foot of Queen Street. J actual nature of the outbreak jas u* unknown to occupants of th nt for some time and, with the pnng smell of smoke permeia ting most £>f f seven floors, several searche cause were still in progress after brigade had loft.. • \it