FIRES.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14278, 19 August 1910, Page 5

FIRES.

THE BRUSSELS EXHIBITION. APPORTIONING THE LIABILITY. A SERIES OF BLENDERS. J'ivss A>«viaiiia; P.v opvris:lir LONDON". Au:_u-- 'l7. Britain lias shiTll* -1 i■<l !.> I'.e;_'iiKa ;ho appointment of a Board .<! Kxp.rts to apportion the 1-. >ji--ii~iii iiiy in .-' i;:i. -.-- t'on with the exhibition tire. Tt i- n..->-sibio thai the Bei-iium Government wii' be linhlo for amounts not re oyeiable under the insurances. Th.. ■■Tina-" c-riuiaws tfce totar loss at £2.(W).nrx). Th.- '-Journal d.' Brussels" in.=t ; fies the complaints of e,, rr --pondf nts that the firemen were unable ;■• find the hydrants. The hoses were ton short, and while the fire wn.s eproarlins: the firemen .squabbled about i.-ad.-ship. Other statements are that the hos? in the Brits], so<-t : on was taken out' directly the Belgian action was thrent- . Ned, but the pressure was only equa 1 to that of a toy -quirt . Fir. attendant*, findinc it impo-s : V . ta stay the fire attempted to -are th • art furniture and tnjv-stry. but the exo'ted soldiery and polio,, rushed in with fixed bayonets and forced them to 1 ave the building. The safe containing the De Beers diamonds has been recovered. The- "Times" assits that the watchman admitted that he caused the fire at the Brusssls exhibition by lighting his pipe.