The B.C.C. staff were doing all they possibly could, removing timber, ete., there being no water supply. The members of the Department with hooks, ete., started to form a second break, half way along the terrace, and with the villagers pulled down tw houses, making a very good gap to prevent the flames passing by and along to the village. The Pootung Brigade were at work further back on an other terrace, with a small motor pump, working from a pond. Mr Skidmore of the B.C.C. with a number of men was doing everything possible in removing timber from the proximity of their godowns as the fire was working in that direction. The roof was also damped down, as the heat was warming things up 2 bit, and members of the Brigade also assisted in this direction with bucket pumps. The heat continued°and as there was a fresh breeze from time to time, the assistance of the Float-was asked for at 12.20 a.m. and a long line of hose was used from it to damp down as much as possible around. After working for about two hours, difficulty ensued - owing to mud clogging the pumps, so much that it had to be eased down. By about 3 a.m, the fire was sufficiently checked to allay any further anxiety to the B. ©.—buildings, but the Brigade continued removing wood, pulling down where necessary, and by means of " 2" line of hose from the main factory, some considerable distance away,
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