FIRES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20292, 28 December 1927, Page 8

FIRES.

A BUNGALOW DESTROYED. (Per United Press Association.) HAMILTON, December 27. A fire occurred at 2 a.m. to-day in a five-roomed bungalow at Melville, owned by Mr James Thorburn and occupied by Mr E. O’Kane. The house, whoch was outside the borough, was completely destroyed. The furniture was also burnt. The insurances are not available. TN-ROOMEtD HOUSE DAMAGED. (Peb Unite;.- Press Association.) MASTERTON, December 27. A ten-roomed boarding house in Perry treet, owned by the Timms Estate, and occupied by Mrs Sunnex, was partially destroyed by fire this afternoon. The fir® started in an unoccupied bedroom at the rear of the house, and spread through to the front before it was checked. The whole of the back portion of the house with its contents was destroyed, while the front rooms and contents were charred and damaged by smoke and water. Two of the boarders lost all their effects. There is a policy of £4OO insurance on the furniture, but the insurance on the building is not known.

A SUBURBAN BLAZE.

WOODEN DWELLING DAMAGED. A five-roomed wooden dwelling, No. 29 Millar street, North-East Valley, was badly damaged by a fire which broke out in the kitchen shortly after 1 p.m. yesterday, volumes of smoke issuing from the building drew the attention of neighbours, and the alarm was sent through to brigade headquarters by means of a street call box at 1.40 p.m. The new Leyland pump, manned by a, full crew, reached the scene a few minutes later. The fire then had a strong hold of the rear portion _ of the building, smoke and flames issuing from the roof and windows. With a line of hose throwing out a good volume of water, the firemen prevented the flames from spreading to tne front portion of the building, and the outbreak was quickly extinguished. The rear rooms, particularly tho kitchen, were badly damaged, and the contents of the kitchen destroyed. Some damage was done to the other rooms by the smoke and heat. The house is owned by Mr Howe, of Maitland street, and occupied by Mr J. Lyons and his family. The occupants were absent at the time of the outbreak, which was caused through the switch of an electric iron not being turned off. The current overheated the iron, and the woodwork was quickly set alight. The house is insured, but no particulars were available. There was no insurance on the contents.