FIRES.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13649, 17 July 1908, Page 4

FIRES.

_*» ——-— Per Press Association. TETUWNG, July 16. A six-roomed liou.se, tiie property of Mr Ulake, of P.mvythorpe, was totally destroyed by lira at midnight la.st night. The, family wore all away at the time, all,-. Kli- a, social gathering. The origin of the lire is not known. Nothing was saved. The 'insm-anse is not ;*v tdai'e. OU'ITiUKAK IX HANK STKKKT. ■\( 1 30 this morning, the hVbcll at ifl.e Town Hall cla.iin.-d an alarm of fire, •i Kiroii"- "laie .showing that, the: scene, was U the. "rear of the gav-woikc:. The. J.'iro lirigade got very cmarlly to wolk, hut ,-itMhe wain- was ■turned on, the wa;shlimise anil shed wliere the. fire was hereely burning were.; a ma«s of Hiimts. '.I hewater was led from the Hank street- mam and plaved iir'sl- on the waits ol Mr Arras' board in" hoiusc whieh were smoking very lnucll. This al.so gave the li.vmen time, to sinai-.h down vilie wall of a leaner* which connected the burning outhouses Willi the- main building. Oniv this, gap was made, the powerful supply ol wat-. r nuic.klv wiped out the Humes. ■ Th.> damage was not. great*, and probably £2O will cover the lot. It was not quite clear how the fire occurred. Probably live ashes from the copper, broke in o flame among the odds and ends about, and so (started a. good blaze. i