FLAMES WIPE OUT BLOCK OF BUILDINGS.
LACK OF WATER SPOILS EFFORTS OF FIRE BRIGADE. Per Press Association. CARTERTON, May 24. I A disastrous fire occurred in Martinborough early this morning; when Trounce’s boardinghouse, a two-storied wooden building in Jellicoe Street, was totally destroyed. The flames spread to Hunter’s Garage, Lewis’s hairdressing saloon, and to the. premises of Mr IT. L. Griffiths (solicitor), all of which were destroyed. Lack of water prevented the Fire Brigade staying the progress of the flames, but vacant sections confined the area damaged to one block. The cause of the outbreak is a mystery. Insurances are not available.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17854, 24 May 1926, Page 5
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