'A force red_glow in the sky over Pootung on Saturday night mark-another serious fre in that istrict, First reported about 10:30 pin, flames were still visible from the Bund in' the early hours of next morning whea it was ascertained that an entire block of houses and shops on the east bank of the Loh Kah Doo river, Pootung, had been gulfed.
'One entire unit of 60 men of the 'Yangking Merchants' Volunteer Corps was called out to help the fre-fighting, while a second unit helped the police to maintain peace and order.
The fire originated from a firewood shop on the south side of the block and soon five huge piles of reeds were alighted, The Sames spread so quickly that in the matter of a few minutes the surrounding houses and shops which were much lower than the piles caught alight.
The Koh Ka Doo river is one of the tributaries of the Whangpoo running across Pootung, and the block involved in the blaze was cut off on both sides by two creeks, tri-butanes of the river.
Pan Ahenee, owner of the firewood shop, was arrested that night by the police for Investigation.
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