A tangled mass of charred timbers and wrecked machi an extensive cotton factory on North "Chengts "Road after" the fierce blaze which burst forth with poping sudannes on "Joh 30 Damage to the premise is estimate not less than one lakh of tad 1 was about 9.10 a.m. when th gute Bente now 'At that time, apparently, the "manager was indi office and the workpeople were engaged in their usual tasks, With: out warning fire sprang up ina workshop at the rear of the factory, Soreading "with "ighining' rapidity mong the terrified employees, who wished for the doors and fled' with all speed from the doomed building, making their escape with no. int Juries worse than bruises, $0 far ay From Sina watchtower the column' of stoke "rising into. the stll'aie had: meanwhile been sighttd, and fire' brigade calle "were promptly sent out," Bngines from Central and' Sinza' star hed the scene, nine sections inal turning out, in addition to'& Wagon ged team sent over from the Chapel float from the Bund moored to ce-operate, while a fire chow Creek opposite the mill. a short time later. Some delay experienced owing to a number of hydrants having frozen through the severe frost of the previous night, Throughout the remainder of the day it was necessary for the Fire Brigade to keep the gutted building under supervision, as from time t0 time the half-consumed timbers and flared into activity once more, 1g the afternoon the fire float
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