NARROW ESCAPE OF CHILDREN.
JUST RESCUED IN TIME. AUCKLAND FIRE. AUCKLAND, This Day. Three young children had exceedingly narrow escapes from death in a fire which destroyed two houses in Ponsonby oarty this morning. The houses were of three storeys and both were unoccupied, hut at the hack was am occupied house in two flats, >and this caught fire- The top flat was occupied |iy family named Habbidge, consisting of the iflatller, mother and three chißrden under four years. Two girls returning from a dance noticed the fire. They rushed on to the verandah and boat on the windows of tire front room, awakening Rabbidge and his wile, who rushed to the back room for the children. When the children were snatched from their beds the flames were licking along the plasterboard and the room was full of choking smoke. The lire was a spectacular one and was watched hy hundreds. The two unoccupied houses were owned hy Mrs. f. Bennett and insured for £BOO. The third house which was gutted was owned by -Mr. Field and insured for £llOO-
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Stratford Evening Post, Issue 66, 15 October 1930, Page 5
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