FIRES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22353, 29 August 1934, Page 9

FIRES

HOUSE DESTROYED AT,BRIGHTON.

An old residence on -the Brighton road was completely deetroygd. by- fire yesterday - morning.;-. The-' building, -a, -.sixroomed wooden dwelling, .yyhich; vfris owned bv-Mr Brooks,, sen., was occupied by Mr Gi -Brooks. The house-caught fire in : theabsence- of Mr!Brooks,; some tUr which ‘wa s being , melted on-.the. kitchen range boiling oyer, on .to Aim'-floor. Mrs Brooks was . alone .in tlie- house'.with her infant .child, and wag Unable to fake effective measures to check:the'.'outhre/ik, the. fire spreading, rapidly. Neighbours managed to save - a few article's pt- furniture, but practically everything was destroyed; ..The City'-Fire Erigadri i Was summouedto the fire ;at; IliSL'-aridlpror deeded -to ■ the city houndary ? biff pre i diacovering the -outbreak -wag .put’-pf trict, ■ the 'machines ’ tJieD - returning^tb':-the station. - v not available - last 'night; 'althpughr'it .is understood that’ there', was' a'small:, coyer on-’-the house. - - : '■ - outbreak in ;.cit£X : ;■// At. 12.43 ■,y^tei^ay.--a(terjjopri;,'tli'e;.' i Gi£y Fire Brigade- was' summoned; to,'. Serpentine avepuc, where. a- fiye-rpomed 'AVpDaen - residence, owned ; by. -Mrs Kelly, 'apff'b.ceupied by Mr French,: had %ught{flije-.-,The front:: bedrooms,;Were.-ssligh%.-?da|jlagp;d before .the riutbrerikl-Viridficb;.': by children ; playing;-with -'matchesj-fwaa extinguished. . -p t • ■ ‘ ' ■ . CHIMNEY-FIRES: The -epidemic of).chimney, htes’stUl::continues- to make .T-ite Brigade) yesterday..: 'At 6.40 a.m; the. brigadte' was called; to 1 p.m. ■a--,call'.was-receiyed>frotri;^iMmtl'aiid street.'! : At ! TAJ Brigade Was in Neill street.