Prompt action by the Settlement Brigade stopped a fire night in Peking in riot might easily have assumed larger proportions. As soon as the flames were seen, the turned in and the engines from Central and Soochow Road stations responded. Situated at the intersection of two alleyways, the burn ing house at Peking and Shansi Roads, Nos. 1210, 1211 and a small Portion of 1209, were difficult of ap. Proach and the firemen had to fight their way direct through one alleyway, the flames beating fiercely them." The fire started in the lower foot of 1211 and was not noticed until it had broken through. From the general nature of the fire and the. congested quarters, it was thought that some of the inmates must have fallen victim to the ames., An immediate search of the, bremisqs,, however, as coon. 48 they cooles, off, revealed, nothing. 5
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