FIRES.
« Shortly after nine o'clock on Saturdaynight a six-roomed hotise at Avonside, owned and occupied by Herbert Wooledge, a shunter on the railway, was burnt down. Mrs Wooledge had left a lighted candle on the kitchen dresser, and went into another room. On returning to the kitchen she found the wall on fire. Mr Aaron Ayers, who was close by, helped to save a little of the furniture. A new shed, 16ft x 10ft, was also burnt, the destruction of Tooth house and shed being complete. The house was insured for .£l5O and the furniture for MO in the Standard Office. The house was almost new, and the owner suffers considerable loss. Two chemical engines and the large engine attended the fire but were unable to do any good. At 12.5 on Sunday morning an old building known as the Masonic Hall, in Sandyford Street, Sydenhain, was found to be on fire, but the fire was extinguished before much damage was done. The building is owned by Mr Thomas Dunn, and used as a vinegar i'aetoi'y, and contained plant and material (uninsured) to the value of about .£250. The building was insured in the National Office for .£IOO. At twenty-five minutes to 10 o'clock last night, an alarm of fire was given from box No. 19, at the corner of Lichfield and Manchester Streets. The Brigade turned out very promptly, only to find that the cause of the alarm was a burning chimney.
FIRES.
Star (Christchurch), Issue 5740, 7 December 1896, Page 1
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