Central Crew Forced Back From Kashing Road Forgign and Chinese members of the Shanghai Fire Brigade came under shell-fire again yesterday evening while extinguishing a coal-yard blaze in Kashing Road, near Mukden Road, The Brigade received a fire call at 6.14 o'clock and - regulars ana volunteers turned out from Central Station under the command of Mr. R. C. Watkins, Fourth Officer of the Brigade. They had worked more than an hour and a half at the scene when a Chinese bombardment started and the immediate area was shelled. Six shells exploded, the nearest being only about fifty feet away from the fire crew, The men took cover and "when a lull care in the firing they returned to Central Station. No-one was injured.
Besides the coal-yard some Chinese shops in Kashing Road were damaged by the flames.
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