FIRES.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 144357, 23 March 1914, Page 3

FIRES.

A BLAZE AT HAAVERA. PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. HAAVERA, March 23. The offices of J. E. Roe, architect, situated in a two-storey building, wore gutted by fire yesterday afternoon. Nothing in tho office was insured and Roo is a loser, as valuable records worth many pounds have been destroyed. J. C. Gillott, draper, who occupied the premises underneath, had his stock damaged by water. The building was owned by D. Barry and insured tor £IOOO in tho Commercial Union Office and Gillett’s stock for £ISOO in tho State Office and £950 in the Commercial Union. BLENHEIM GRAIN STORE BURNED BLENHEIM, Alarch 23. On Saturday afternoon a fire destroyed Curry’s grain store. Tho building, which was built for the Formers’ Cooperative Company and cost £2OOO, was totally demolished. Details are moagro, but it is understood 30,000 bags of barloy were destroyed. The origin of iho fire is unloiowu and the insurances are not available. Air. Corry, at the time, was at the conference of barley growers and merchants. Altogether 3000 tons of stuff wore destroyed. Later. Tho insurances were £16,000 on the stock, £1750 on tho building, and £250 on the machinery. A paddock of flax fibre half-a-mile away was fired by sparks and destroyed two tons. AVomyss’ timber yard also caught fixe, but tho damage was very slight. TWO FIRES IN WELLINGTON. WELLINGTON, Alarch 23. Last night a fire occurred in a nineroomed dwelling and stationer’s shop in Willis Street, occupied by Geo. F. Woodward. The shop and contents were very badly damaged. The stock was insured for £4OO in the Royal Exchange Office, and tho contents of tho dwelling for £IOO. The building was insured for £4OO in the Commercial Union. A fire partially destroyed some stored furniture in a building in Blair Street. Tho fire is supposed to have been caused by rats, as partly eaten matches were found strewn about.