FIRES.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1060, 23 June 1892, Page 38

FIRES.

About 6 o’clock on Monday evening the Thorndon fireballs rang out an alarm. The Municipal Fire Brigade were quiokly under way, and discovered that the outbreak was at some old tenements on the Hntt road, near where the Manawatu railway bridge crosses the road just before coming to Kaiwarra. When the Brigade arrived on the scene the flames had already gained a firm hold of the building*, whioh were very old and burned like tinder, the strong northerly wind that was blowing at the time causing the flames to rise to a great height and illuminate the sky for a long distance around. The fire was quickly got under, but not before the tenements had been almost burnt to the ground. They belonged to Mrs Rhodes and we understand the loss is not covered by Insurance. (press association.) Nelson, June 20 4t 4 o’clock yesterday morning, the State School in iiampden street, rear the College, was destroyed by fire, evidently the work of an incendiary. -No one having authority had entered the school since Friday eveniug, and the fire when discovered had a firm hold inside. Of late two or three fires have occurred in the same quarter or the town, and some attempts at arson have become evident. There is anxiety on the part of the residents in consequence, as the police appear powerless. Christchurch, June 20. A fire broke out at 11 o’clock this morning in the building known as the Oxford Boarding House, containing 18 rooms and built 24 years ego. The place was totally destroyed. A little furniture was saved, but rhe boarders loet all their belongings. Tho building was owned by Mr Viger and occupied by Mr Williams. It was insured iu tii9 New Zealand office—£soo on the house and £2OO on the furniture. It is supposed that Ihe cause of Ibe outbreak was a defective chimney. A clover shelter belonging to Mr James McVeigh, and two stacks of clover, belong, ing to Mr H. W. Peryman, at Tai Tapu, were burned on Saturday night. The shelter was insured for £l7O and the stacks for £25 in the Standard Ofijoe. ig suspected.