The Sun.
London, England, 1858-11-03 00:00:00

GREAT NUMBER OF FIRES.

During Monday night and Tuesday morning the
services of the parish engines and London Brigade
were called into active requisition, several fires oc-
curring in the metropolis during that period,
t
One
at-
tended with considerable loss
Railway station at
morning in the Great Western
threatened a vast
fire took place about half-past socYorcolir on Tuesday
Paddington, which at one time
The discovery
destruction of valuable property.
on the line noticing smoke from a
was made by one of the policemen employed
issuing
few minutes the fire
cupboard in the carriage fitters' shops, and
in the -brief space of a
had extended to the roof and also to the
counting-house and store-rooms. Without delay an
alarm was given by the railway authorities, and in
a very brief period the engines of the parish, that
of the railway company, and several belonging to
the London Brigade reached the scene, under the
direction of Mr. Staples, the chief officer of the C
district. Before their arrival, however, the fire
had caught one of the work benches, a cupboard,
and thirty feet of the roof of the carriage
fitters' shops, the roof of the emnting-housea,
engines were forthwith set to work • and,
and store-rooms, all of which adj▪
oined. The
owing to the combined exertions of
fireall
pre-
sent,sppl of water, the as w _
extinguished, but not unti▪ l the whole of
and a good u
and their contents were considerably
damagedn
water and fire. The origin of the fire
is unknown. The company, it is understood, are not
insured. The fire caused great excitement in the
theev e
buildingstna eventually
lyb y
neighbourhood, more especially among the passen-
gers by the early mail train. Fortunately the acci-
dent will not occasion the least delay on the line,
and the damage, when the extent of the place is
taken into consideration, may be described as
inconsiderable. A fire also happened on the
premises belonging to Mr. J. Hughes, a grocer
and tea dealer, carrying
on business at No.
9, York-terrace, St. Paul's-road, Canonbury, near
Highbury. The outbreak was
caused by a spark
flying from a lighted candle among some light
goods in one of the rooms, and in less than five
minutes, and before sufficient assistance could be
obtained, the fire had seized upog several rooms in
the building, as well as the front shop, thereby ren-
dering it necessary to send for the fire engines and
escapes. The parish and London-bridge engines
promptly attended, as well as the Royal Society's
escapes, with
Mr. Inspector Baddeley and
conductors Newell and Ward. By that time the
fire had taken possession of every part of the
premises. A bountiful supply of water having
been procured, the engines, under the direction of
Mr. Foreman Fogo, were set to work, but the
flames were not subdued until the premises and all
they contained were destroyed. The total loss is
very considerable, but fortunately the sufferer was
insured in the National Provident Institution. A-
fire also took place between -12 and t o'clock at No.
12, Boar's Head-court, Middlesex-street, White-
chapel. It commenced from a spark flying out of
the grate, which ignited a quantity of linen and
wearing apparel.
By the timely aid of assistance
the fire was subdued. The sufferer was uninsured.
Several other fires also took place, but the damage
at each was very trifling.