FIRES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 8101, 29 August 1904, Page 3

FIRES.

[Per Pp.?:ss ■NICLSOX, Au^i.vt 29. Bravec:i ihrve and tour ibi-< morning a fire broke out. in promises in Hardy Hrrect. occupied by I.tr Ruffe; 1, fruMeivr, sit'u:Usa between the office-* cv Me^rs PVll an'] Atkinson, solicitors, and Hirst* i:-t>w shops recently erected ort i.'he wo-itern side of the Grown' Stables by "MtsM-s Kver-ti: Bros. In a- very short, time the fir 1 .: spread U> the new wimps, which were oniy just rc-.'idv for o-ccunniion, tiicvo being unfortunately n-'* 1 brick wail o:i the we-rt side. A brick wn!l on the eatf" side save.l the- Crown Sfcab'-'-s. and tho shop of the Wiikins and Field lianlware Company, and the firemen's ef* forts confined the fire to Mesr-rs RuiFell's and Ev-erett's premiss, about, four places being destroyed. The insurances an Mr Buffell's 'buildhis arc iu>fc yet available, but the stock was insure.! for £100 in the ■South British Q'fnVe : Messrs Everett'si •iliops were insured for £^C 0 in the London ;ind Lancajihirc O.Tic?, and for £500 in tiie Alliance Office. The loss* by M-efisrs Everett will be about JB6OO over th-s insurance, awl Mr RiViffll will lose £100 over the insurance. ?v!r JturTeH's building- was als-o owned by Messrs Everett Brothers. At two o'clock this morning a small outbreak of fire was discovered in a new seven-roomed house, situated in Southampton Street, Sydenhivm, ar.d the property of Mr J. Kantin. The fire originated near a, chimney, in a partition between two rooms, and was discovered before it had progressed far. The Ghrirtclnirch and S.ydenham Brigades -were calkd out, and the hitter was able to extinguish the fire without the help of ihe city engines. The damage done wan estimated at about £10. The . furniture is injured for i>l6o in the Phoenix Office, and the building is also insured. A ■ washbous© and workshop, behind Mr Tohn Greigg's residence, in Carlton Mill Road, was destroyed by fire at about 7.30 •i.m. to-day. The maid had lighted a fira in -the boiler and gone away, and in her absence some burning wood had dropped out and set fire to the match-lining. The little building was completely destroyed, together with a number of tools, and the dwelling-house had a narrow escape, although the brigade was soon on the serene.