Construction Sheds Burn in Pootung One of the most spectacular blazes for some time brought excitement to Shanghats river front early on Tue day. (Feb. 8) evening, when a fire) broke out on the Pootins premises of the China Printing and Pintshing Ca. just below Pootung Point.
The first reports of the Are were felevhoned into the Shanghat ire Brigmde from "their _watchatowers shortly after 6 pin, Fanned by a stunt "northerly wind, the ames rapidly grew until their low lit up the river for some considerable dletance, and made the fre visible to practically the whole of the Centrat Diktrlet, The assistance of the Briende was, however. not requested until shortly after 630 pin. when he firefoat Pooch! was immediately manned and got under way for the scene of the blaze.
On arrival, {t was found that the construction "huts of the building contractor for the new premises of the China Printing and Finishing Ca. bad caught fire. and that the flames ad spread to the building supplies, such as lumber, Kerosene, tar. lime, and. the tke. stored alongside the new block of flats which has. fust been completed. By 730 alt but the last embers ud been quenched and, with the exception of watching. duties, the Aremen. withdrew.
"mere were no injuries in the fre, despite the large number of Chinese whose temporary quarters were in the contractors' sheds which' went no Games. In order to make certain of this, the firemen, led by the Deputy! Chief Oftcer, made us thorough 3 search as was possible in the darkness.
'A detail of men from BINS, Grimsby, led by Cmdr. OW. Grace, offered nssistanee, which was grate: fully acknowledged by the Brigade,|is but which proved unnecessary, The well-known local Artist who
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