A six-year old child was burned to death and a Chinese dwelling house was badly damaged in Lane 58, Avenue Joffre, early on Tuesday (Oct. 9), when a fire, which had simmered in house No. 33 for some time, broke on; with considerable 'An' alarm was first raised by a Chinese constable who, in making his usual rounds in the neighbourhood, detected smoke coming. from the alleyway. He immediately roused the residents of the house and dwel-Jers near by and sent in an alarm to the French Fire Brigade.
By the time the fire engines arrived on the scene, the fire had gained considerable headway. With" what scanty belongings they could seize, the residents. of adjoining houses moved around in the lane and in 'Avenue Joffre, a dejected mass. The flames, which' could be seen over a large ares, attracted a large crowd fof foreigners and Chinese to the scene.
The fire was brought under control within an hour of the arrival of the firemen. While the occupants of the gutted house escaped serious burns, the six-year old child, sleeping in a back room at the time of the outbreak, was burned to death.
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