The Archive · 1924

GASOLINE PUMP. IN FLAMES

Brisk Blaze in Bubbling Well Road Through a man carelessly lighting a match to examine the meter of a gasoline pump ft St. George's forage on Friday night brisk blaze was started in Bubbling Well Road. A mighty burst of flame shot skywards.

Every effort was made by the garage staff to cope with the situation, but they were driven back after a few minutes by the heat. Bubbling Well Division of the Fire Brigade were called to the scene and finally, with the aid of foam and tetrachloride extinguishers, put the The garage iteclt suffered no damage.

At about 2.80 on Saturday mo Sinza Tower reported a. glare across ronebridge Road in Chapei. The Brigade did not turn out.

The fire afterwards developed into a big one and was in the same spot fag one on the night before in Shin ting Road. About 40 houses used a8 a cotton factory were involved.

On Saturday evening the Brigade was again' out, this time to Hart Road, where they found a quantity of straw and bedding in the rear a shop, No. Zz 1661, on fire. Thanks to an early call, the fire had not got a good hold on the premises and a line of 13 in. hose soon extinguished the outbreak.

The damage was not great.

The five is believed to have been caused by the upsetting of an Tamp.

The same night Sinza Watch Tover turned out Sinza Division to Chengtu and Weihaiwei Road on the opposite of Avenue Edward VII, in the French Concession near. the junction of Rue. Ratard, where a

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