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So far as can be ascertained thirteen persons have been killed OF Injured in the fire at the King Eward Hotel, the total being made of five Europeans, one Japanese and seven Chinese. One European male and one female, one Japanese woman ard five Chinese tales are known to be dead.
The Savoy Hotel, which adjoins the King Edward Hotel, was also damaged in the conflagration but nobody vas injured, although the two top floors were gutted. Th Savoy Hotel has closed down for the time being.
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The exact origin of the Gre at the King Edward Hotel has not teen ascertained but it is believed that started on the ground floor in the lounge, erept up the main staireass and eventually burst into flames on the first and second floors. The residents in the hotel were awakened and made a dash for the fire-escape, but although the mian-ager of the hotel, Mr. Jim Witchell, his wife and children were able to escape by that means, the fire, spreading rapidly, soon cut off the other residents from the escape.
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