The wax soon overflowed into the river and, as it caught fire, proved to be another danger as it flowed underneath the wharves and licked their supports.
At various times, it looked as if the entire wharf would go up in flames, but after a long gruelling fight the firemen managed gain the upper hand, The APE. fire is considered to have been one of the worst the Shanghai harbour has known, and with so many obstacles against them, it was considered yesterday that the hour brigade had done a_ very, very smart piece of work to have saved the main tanks.
One fireman suffered bad burns of the leg, while the Chief Fire Officer himself carried away a memento in the shape of a lacerated finger and a sprained hand. The Poochi returned to her berth at 10.30 o'clock yesterd: morning, leaving the smaller fire float Huning ding by for a few hours longer as a safety precaution. No casualties occurred through the boml:...g and these were the only injuries as a result of the examination of the wharf yes-y showed that the bombs hat damaged the offices and the residence, while hundreds of drums of oil were The work of the harbour it was learned, was assisted by the hydrant installation at the wharf.
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