A huge blaze which mysteriously broke out in the South Manchuria itailway Company's Dairen godowns. on June 6, is said to have destroyed four large warehouse with their entire contents, reports reaching this city state. The loss is believed to amount to several million yen.
When fire was reported, wharf fire brigades rushed to the scene, and all the fire stations of the city were also mobilized. The contents of godowns were of a highly inflammable nature, end the combined efforts of the fire fighting forces failed to bring the blaze under control, so that volunteer reserves had to be called out to aid.
The cause of this outbreak of fire cannot be ascertained and the Japanese authorities seem to be very reluctant to give any details of this disaster, as there is no reference to it in Manchurian papers, although there are indications that the mishap has considerably affected that port's activity.
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