Two Firemen Injured While Rescuing Drunken Man The rescue of a drunken man from blazing hut was carried out by two firemen during a blaze near Ling Ping Road, Chapel, shortly after 1 Pam, on May 11. While the man received no injury, the two firemen suffered burns ju the body and had fo be conveyed to a hospital for treatment.
The fire originated from the kitchen of a straw and mud hut, and soon spread to adjoining structures, The flames were raging fiercely when Chapel firemen arrived on the scene. The blaze was also reported by the Settlement, Brigade watch tower, and [several machines turned out.
For over an hour, the fre kept on burning, leaping from hut to hut in quick succession., Finally the firemen succeeded in pilling down several unburnt huts in the place, thereby stopping the blaze from spreading further, Confusion reigned during the out reak as many occupants carried away articles from their -abodes, Policemen on duty were soon reinforced by more constables who kept order during the- fire-fighting, Tt was roughly estimated later in razed, the dey that about fifty huts had been
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