The spreading of a dangerous and destructive waterfront fire was narrowly: averted yesterday by the Quick and efielont work of the Har-Dour and Shanghai Fire Brigad Ili the course of the early morning air raid, bombs or shells caused a fire to break out suddenly at Godown No, 87 of the Shanghai and Hongkew Wharf Company's "Hongkew Wharf It required over four hours of work to extinguish the blaze.
Receiving an urgent call at 6.20 am, from the manager of the wharf, the Shanghai Harbour fire float Poochi steamed around the bond the river and drow alongside the Dinze. "Tt was found that the ox-plosion had caused the roof and Walls of the large godown to collapse. Under the direction of Chief Fire OMcer W. German, the Pooch''s Jarge water monitors were brought into play.
From the shore side, the Shang Fire Brigade, under the direction of Capt. Dyson, threw heavy streams fof water on to the blaze which war soon brought under control and. con= fined to its original area. 'The stam of the wharf assisted the fre fighters saving part of the godown which contained caustic sods, paints, chemical ele. The fire-float' Pooch! re. mained at the fre for about 415 hours, returning to her berth at the Customs Jetty at 11.30 am, Chief oticer German suffered slight burns of the leq owing to the burn= nye eatistie. soda,
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