Child Held Responsible for Outbreak Escapes Unhurt An aged Chinese woman was burned to death and another received serious burns,.when a fire damaned 'a Chinese house at No. 14, Passaxe 19, off Rue Bulssonet, at about 8.10 pam. on January 27. "Two adjoining: Dullaings were slightly damaged.
The fire broke out on the ground floor, where an 8-year-old boy, while looking for something under 'a bed, a match, the fire igniting a curtain. When flames spread fiercely in all directions, the boy escaped to the alleyway." He was not injured.
Firemen arriving "on the scene found the top floors already in fames, and despite the headway gained by the fire, they were able to extinguish It in less than an hour.
The house was occupied by three separate families. The injured woman, (3-year old, was rescued by occupants from the first Moor, and later conveyed to St. Marie's Hospital The body of a G6-year old woman was found on the second floor, it being believed that she had been overcome by smoke before she could ery for help.
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