FIRES.
DAMAGE IN BLENHEIM.
(Press Association.) BLENHEIM, August 5. About-4.30 this morning a fire broke out in .the business quarter of the town. It commenced in a fruit shop occupied by Mervyn Patcnett, and thence spread to the tobacconist shop of Gordon Sowman, and the Masonic Hotel, licensee Andrew Tucker.
Both shops were completed destroyed, and the hotel was badly gutted in the upstairs portion. j
HEAVY DAMAGE.
(Press Association.) TAIHAPE, August 5.
Early this morning a first caused damage to the extent of hundreds of pounds to a blacksmith’s shop rented by E. Bongen, and owned by Etevenaux and Co.
TJie insurance is with the Yorkshire office over the garage and shop for £1750.
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Thames Star, Volume LVII, Issue 14728, 5 August 1921, Page 5
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