Two Chinese firemen were rush~ ed to hospital on Saturday afternoon suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning, sustained whilst en= Geavouring to overcome the fire on board the steamer Kiai The Kian, which was loading up at No. 2 buoy caught fire in her No. 2 hold which was full of hemp, flour and general cargo, The tze Vas frst noticed and in ashore the Shan
time the Custom's' "Fire Launch had left the Fire Jetty, for the seat of the fifo manned by members Of the Fire Brigade. Des their haste they discovered, the Chinese City Eastern Division had already commenced operations on the fire with the aid of a smaik pipe and engine working "from a be sampan but this was withdrawn on arrival of the larger. craft. and engines were ing at top speed order to save the vessel which was fu danger of being burnt out, but work as they would, the' fire gradually increased its ' hold and threatened to make the vessel total wreck, Captain J. Gordon Dyson, Chief Oficer of the Shanghai Municipal Fire Department took " launch and went aboard the Kian with reim~ foreements and took charge. He decided after inspecting the fire that it was necessary to cut a hole in the side of the steamer between. No, 2. Hold and the' boiler room so that the hoses could get at the Seat of the fire, Working under Aificulties, the firemen carried on with their arduous. duties, and though beaten back by flames and smoke time and again, and' several fof their number, slightly: injured they remained at their posts unrid the flames: showed signs pf- abating
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