Throughout yesterday, the Shanghai Fire Brigade experienced fire calls to various parts of the Settlement.
Chief among the blazes was one at the godowns in North Soochow Road whence nearly 400 Chinese' soldiers were liberated after a siege of several days, early yesterday morning. Fire engines from Central and Sinza Stations turned out to the scene at 2.18 a.m. to extinguish the flames in one of the godowns and adjoining Chinese shops. The godown in question is adjacent to the Joint Savings Society Godown and it was very damaged. The firemen spent hours fighting the flames. The y of a Chinese soldier, apparently a shell victim, was found in the wreckage.
Another fire was in Lane 537, Woochans Road, where a large Chinese dwelling was gutted in the early afternoon.
At 209 pin. the Brigade was again called to North Soochow Road end Thibet Road, but did not go into action.
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