THE WELLINGTON FIRE.
♦ CONCLUSION OF THE INQUEST. UNSATISFACTORY EVIDENCE, i AN INADEQUATE BRIGADE, i (By Telegraph—Pkes.s Association) I WELLINGTON. This day. | The enquiry into the recent disastrous fire has concluded. The jury found (I) that the fire commenced in the premises of the Wellington Auctioneering Company, but there was no evidence to show j how it originated ; (2) that the evidence submitted to the jury by the owners and employees of the company is generally of an unsatisfactory character; (3) that the spread of the fire was due firstly to the failure of the Waiiitii water supply, secondly to the length of time that elapsed in turning on the Kaiori service and thirdly to the fact that the staff the superintendent had at his disposal was insufficient to promptly man the appliances with which he was-provided.
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Waikato Times, Volume LVII, Issue 8047, 2 November 1906, Page 3
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142THE WELLINGTON FIRE. Waikato Times, Volume LVII, Issue 8047, 2 November 1906, Page 3
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