FIRE AT LYTTELTON,
SHOP DAMAGED. A fire occurred earlv this morning in London Street, Lvitelton, when a wooden shop and dwelling, owned by Mr J. Pi trait hi v and occupied by Mrs Harkin, was damaged by fire aud Constable K. A. Irwin, while on his beat at midnight, noticed smoke issuing from the back of the premises. utes a number of the Lyttelton Volunteer Fire Brigade members were on the scene. They extinguished the outbreak in about ten minutes. It appeared that the fire. started in a cellar at the back of the building, the flames running up the lining at the. rear of the premises. A good deal of water had to be used, and this caused more damage to the content* than the fire. Mrs Harkin was in bed and was awakened by the alarm. The insurances are not available.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17216, 6 December 1923, Page 8
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