THE OTOROHANGA FIRE

Waipa Post, Volume 32, Issue 1926, 26 October 1926, Page 5

THE OTOROHANGA FIRE

EFFICIENT BRIGADE AMD WATER

SUPPLY.

Theft'le ds a general consensus of opinion (that Otoirohanga has every reason tb.be of its water supply as far a s ,pressure for fire extinguishing purposes are concerned. It has every reason also Ito be pre|'j'd of its lately formed Fire' Brigade, judging from the work done at th fire on Friday n>ig!ht. The water. 'pressure appeared to on\!ookiers to be too great and (thfe; couplings gave two or tlhree times on the two" lengths of hose ulsed. One must not. discriminate as far aa members are concerned and therefore it is sufficient to, say t'foajt; the brigadesmen under Superintendent C. Phillips and ILieutenant C. Taylor, didi their work thoroughly and well, and saved an important block of buildings in our main street. ...

Tbsl .conflagration was discovered by three young boys who were on-their ■way home and tibey having notified an adult; passing by, rushed down to the firebell and gave the alarm. 'The ringing of the bell caused Mr F. PhiMips, of thfa Town Board, who was attending a private g-a.th©rling, to ■sprint dlown to the fire station and get the reei I .' out en *the roadi, which he did just as Mr T. O'Rourke arrived at full •speed in a motor vehicle to which the rl-el was 'attached anidl drawn to the scene of Ithe fire. The holse was on tlhe flaimes "wi'thin 12 minultes of the alarm being given. Parry's shop i s one of two in a corInulgated iron building, the nlext door shop bejing that of Messrs 'Etagland and Sons—rboth blsiing under the same rooL and only divided hy a wooden partition. PanT's stock is completely destroyed and; Ithalt: of England's damaged by, .simoke and water. To reiterate the clever work lof the brigade saved a vlsiny valuable stock and also an important Mock of buildings. 'The insurance on England's stock is £2500 not £SOOO as'reported by the' (Hfe'rahd correspondent. Parry's stock, which'wa s estimated alt £2500 was not 'adequately covered and his loSs : 'exceeds £7OO over and ablovte 'hjis insurance; What was injured for cannot yet be ascertained.