Special Squad Goes Into Northern Area The ambulance service yesterday' again had a busy day with 28 calls and transported 59 persons to hospital, All of these cases were the result of conditions prevailing in this locality: at the present time.
'The fire staff' attended four fire' calls and spent several hours of strenuous labour in combating outbreaks, One of the calls w to the northern area and the special squad (f eign) dealt with what might have developed into a very serious con-flag ration as the shops and houses in the locality are all very old with a large amount of wood in their construction. There was a fair amount of shell fire during this operation.
The stores and tailors staff were kept busy with demands from other Departments of the Council service for cloth face masks.
During the morning a detachment (foreign and Chinese) with Fire Engines and an Emergency Amer balance was detailed for duty in the Eastern District operating from Yangtszepoo District Fire Station.
This necessitated a certain amount of re-adjustment of Brigade staff.
The northern area is still covered by two special squads (foreign) operating from Central Division as conditions are not yet sufficiently favourable in that area to operate with a mixed staff.
The brigade towers throughout the day continued to report fires in outside areas.
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