Nelson Historical Society Journal, Volume 6, Issue 6, 2008
5 1923: March 12 (Monday)
5 1923: March 12 (Monday)
Details:
Fire began at 1 am, apparently in Warnes' draper's shop, on a calm night. The lack of brick dividing walls in the block meant the fire couldn't be contained and other premises destroyed were: draper & bootmaker (Miles); draper & grocer (estate of E. T. Riley). Efficiency of the fire brigade and the availability of a water supply [opened 1908] saved the Post Office, the Post Office Hotel and adjacent buildings.
Sources:
Nelson Evening Mail , 12 Mar 1923, p. 4 ('Big fire at Collingwood'). Ault, Nelson Narrative , p. 361 (dated as 11 March).