The outbreak, it is supposed started in the cotton pressing building, which is of three stories. with a galvanized iron roof. The next building to become involved was large godown containing a quantity of seed oil, bags and sundries, and the coolie quarters also caught fire. There buildings were completely gutted. The pressing premises conined a lot of valuable machinery, including twenty-eight presses, and was totally destroyed. The premises saved were the refinery, a large store, also containing cotton seed, cake, etc.. four large matsheds containing oil, cotton seed, ete, and the offices and foreign buildings, in addition to the large number of barrels and drums, which contained about 45,000 piculs of oil. The engine house, the roof of which caught fire, was also saved.
We understand that the premises wore insured for about Tls. 450,000 and the damage ix roughly estimat-more than half this aunt. It is unfortunate that the report was received 90 ate at the fire station, for by the time the brigade arrived on the scene the premises already burning were doomed, the fire having obtained so tremendous a hold.
Throughout Monday the coolie corps of the Fire Brigade was at work on the wreckage of the Lib Teh Oil Mill. some parts of which were still burning, though not dangerously. Tons of water were poured on the smouldering debris,
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