The fires quickly raced out of hand. Four pumps were sent from the Central Station. Those massed resources were inadequate and a call was made to Yulin Road poli tion for an escort for equipment from the Yangtszepoo Fire Station. Fourth Officer R. J. Watkins, at Central, could have used six pairs of hands to answer telephone calls pouring in and another six and as many mouths to flag subsidiary stations and the fire front, One of his high-speed jobs was to arrange for unmolested passage over the Garden Bridge for a Shanghai Power Coy. waggon, It was very necessary to cut off electricity in the fire zones.
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