FIRE IN COURT
i;%s OUTBREAK AT NAPIER 111 ■ JUDGE'S CALMNESS PROCEEDS WITH CASE DAMAGE TO THE LIBRARY ■ ' ■ r,, i 'H ." /i [BY TELEGRAPH —FBESB ASSOCIATION'] APIER, Tuesday An unexpected interlude occurred during the hearing of a civil case in the Supreme Court ut Napier to-day, when a strong smell of burning per. vadgd the Court and the £ro siren sounded. Counsel paused in the middle of his address to remark: " I fear the Court is on fire, Your Honor." "I thought those blowlamps would set us alight before now," replied Mr. Justice Blair. The hearing of the case proceeded. The outbreak occurred in a corner of the law library, while the building wag being prepared for painting. The woodwork had apparently been smouldering for some time, and whfn discovered the fire was blazing fiercely between the outer and inner walls. A painter smashed a window to gain access to the library, and the fire • brigade was called. The flames were extinguished promptly, but the water and chemicals seriously damaged some valuable books. - ; !l During the fire solicitors, clerks and Court officials assisted in the removal of books from the library.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23208, 30 November 1938, Page 12
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