The Archive · 1938

Again Has Big Fire

Cotton Godown

Shanghai, Oct. 4, One of the largest godown fires: here in months yesterday caused terious damage to a building and contents at the Ewo. Press Packing Company premises, 912 North Soochow Rond, near Kansuh Rond, and fave Settlement firemen a battle of ive hours before the flames were TRinwwished. The major portion of met loot and root was badly, he fire started during the night and the Fire Brigade received the alarm at 1.24 am, Engines were Sent to the scene from. both Sinza ud Central fre. stations, ety Sin Eodown premi same godo\ finises were disastrous fre February, 1090, when a large quantity loose cotton was destroyed. 'The heer portion of one of the buildings Tez, paly damaged, his fire wa Tribe' as the largest blaze in the ational Seltlement ju 1936,

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