Although there have been fewer fire alarms this week, it has not been quite free from them, On Wednesday morning a fire broke wut in a Chinese family house in Tannery Lane, caused by the overthrow of a kerosene lai The flames were, however, quickly subdued by the efforts of the Brignde who turned out very promptly to the summons. A young mau who jumped out of one of the front windows of the house sustained some injuries, but no fatality occurred on this ocersion. Another fire occurred between 2 and 3 a.m, on Thuraday at No. 34a, Queen's Road Central, and the building, a dried fruit and paper shop, was completed gutted, The efforts of the Fire Brigade were, however, successful in preventing the flames from spreading to the adjoining houses.
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