Fire Destroys Factory at Chungshan Park Hankow, Apr. 18, A huge conflagration, sending out columns of black smoke which covered the Hankow sky-line, broke out early this afternoon following three explosions in a factory in the vicinity of Chi an Park, in the western outskirts of the city. Matsheds surrounding the factory were also destroyed in the blaze, The cause of the explosions, which were heard throughout Hankow, has not yet been ascertained.
The fire, which quickly spread to the matsheds where coolies and labourers lived, raged for nearly two hours before it was finally brought under control.—Reuter.
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