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Nee Tai-shing Wharf: Fire Still Smouldering 'A disastrous fire occurred at the Nee Tai-shing Whatf at Tungkadoo, Pootung, on Saturday night and resulted in damage to the extent, it is feared, of about $150,000.
Tt is mot known exactly how the: fire broke out, but, at about 1050 p.m. on Saturday, telephone messages were received, together with alarms from the various watch towers to the effect that a huge con-flag ation had occurred on the Pootung side of the river. The Shanghai Fire Brigade at once sent out its floats and a large amount of fire fighting apparatus. The Chinese fire brigade had out a trailer and a pump.
Upon going to the spot, it was found that a. three-storey" godown packed full with rice, paper, beans, groundnuts and kaoliang, was a huge mass of flames. The Brigade, which was assisted by the Customs fire floats and the native brigade, at once; got to work but all efforts seemed hopeless in view of the size of the blaze. However, work was continued throughout the night and the fight was never for a moment given up. The efforts of the firemen were not in vain, for shortly after 5 o'clock on Sunday morning they had the fire fairly well under control, and part of the Municipal Brig: was able to return to headquarters 7 hour or so later.
The godown was about 300 ft. Jong and on Sunday only one bare wall stood up amid the rains.
The fire at the time of writing was far from out and we understand that it will take another two or three days of damping down before it is, finally extinguished.
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