One Killed, Three Injured in Metal Shop Explosion Heedless of the warning of his elder brother, Wu Ping-see, 10- year old son of an old metal shop Proprietor, hit a detonator with a hammer, and in the subsequent explosion, which injured three others, was fatally wounded at 10.45 a.m. Jon June 19. He passed away in a hospital in the afternoon, after an operation had failed to improve his condition.
The explosion occurred in the shop at 585 Ferry Road, and caused fexeKement throughout the vicinity by its, loudness' Police officers from the Pootoo Read Station together with the Settlement firemen find an ambulance were soon on the scene." A crowd of spectators, who had gathered there, was turned away, while the four injured were Femoved to the Lester Chinese Hospital, During the search by the police leers, fragments were discovered the' shop, leading to the belie that remnants of bombs had been brought into the shop from the war areas in. Chape Tt appears that at 1045 am, the detonator aroused the curio: sity of the boy, He Summoned two li-year old "rag boys," and attempted to open it with hammer the middle of the shop.
Alarmed by his brother's action, Wa Ping-ai, 19 years old, rushed to his side, but failed to stop him. In the explosion, the 10-year old. boy was fatally injured about the legs body, while the brother was Stired in the legs, chest and hands, with which. he had. protected. face. The two "rag boys" were injured inthe legs ard hands and After being dreaeg at the hospital were sent back to their homes.
The young brother's were amputated at the knees, but suecumbed at "4.30 "pan. The elder Brother is, stil lying' seriously injured in the hospital
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