FIRES.
FIRE IN HOMESTEAD. BLENHEIM, September 18. A homestead at Grovetown, of nine rooms, owned . and occupied by John Casey, was totally destroyed by lire with its contents. Hie fire had a strong hold when discovered, and no water was available. Four straw stacks valued at £25 '} e . le l a l° destroyed. The house was 'alued at £l4OO and the contents at £5OO noth were insured in the Norwich office’ the contents for £3OO, but the amount on the house was not available. NURSES’ HOME DESTROYED, rj-, ->■ GISBORNE, September 19. T S ? S Hom n at the Te Puia Hospital Tokomaru Bay, was totally deffiffirntL by fire ast - night - Considerable difficulty was experienced by a bucket b ” gade saving the main hospital, a portion of which was badly scorched. A Chanee ° f Wind Saved the Immediately on the discovery of the the b h eak -i th i e 1 ?, at,p ” ts were removed from onffi h 9d P f ta ? tbe burnin S building being wail nf , a " ay Gie hospital, one p a i of whl . ch was badly scorched. The home was insured in the New Zealand FIRE in MOTOR GARAGE. AUCKLAND, September 21. A fire at Papatoetoe at an early hour morning destroyed the inotoi garage of Mr S. A. Mephan An explosion of oil in the drums made the firemen's workdangerous, _ but they saved a billiard saloon behind the garage, and also adjoining property., The insurances on the property destroyed total £l,OOO.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3889, 25 September 1928, Page 31
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248FIRES. Otago Witness, Issue 3889, 25 September 1928, Page 31
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