THE FIRE FIEND

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20789, 7 August 1929, Page 9

THE FIRE FIEND

PETROL STORE OUTBREAK. WORKMAN INJURED BY EXPLOSION. (Per United Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, August C. While men were salvaging cases of petrol at Messrs D. H. Brown’s store in Carlyle street one case exploded and 'injured William Simmonds, aged 29, a married man. He was taken to hospital, but his injuries arc not serious, being confined to burns on the arms and legs. The firemen are still playing four leads bn the blazing debris. ***WOOD STORE IGNITED. AT HOME OF . PRIME MINISTER’S SON. (Per United Press Association*.) CHRISTCHURCH, August 6. There were suspicious circumstances about a fire last night- in a' wood shed at the rear of the home of Mr Gladstone Ward, at 61 Bristol street, St. Albans. Mr Ward is the son of the Prime Minister. , The brigade extinguished the flames after slight damage had been caused. An intruder was heard in the yard half an hour earlier, but Mr Ward went out and could see no one. The owner eajs the circumstances point to incendiarism.

OUTBREAK STABLES NO SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES.’ (Per. United Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, August 6. in tbe city *-■ A h r e fe rl & ade ":? s ca , lled to the stables ( T^ r no saddler, at the corner ot Lichfield and Durham streets. The cause of the fire is unexplained, hut no suspicious circumstances have yet been brought to light. Little ' damage was done, as the brigade was on the scene before the fire had gathered strength, PETROL SPECIAL AREAS SUGGESTED. (Prom Our Special Reporter.) T|, , ELLINGTON, August 0. fonnL , I ? Ctr ,° l • bla / c ' in Christchurch in tKfe'w 6 baS 'f °, f a notice of question in the House to-day, when Mr H T Armstrong (Christchurch East) gave notice to ask the of Internal i Affairs (MrP.A. de la Perrelle): . tull ; Vheth . er m of .the explosions that have beery taking place in Christ- . church since last Thursday and are still continuing as a result of a fire in a petrol store, he will introduce, legislation this session preventing local bodies from granting permits for petrol stores to be erected in residential areas? 2. Whether the Minister will alst make provision in such' legislation compelling local bodies to set aside dabgerous goods areas for such purposes, and to prevent such goods from being stored in large quantities outside of such areas?