Nanking, Mar, 5.
Seven persons were injured and material damage amounting to $10,000 was Incurred during an explosion of 1.080 eases of petrol in a cargo boat moored near the -Ewo! Whart off Hsiakwan at 430 o'clock this afternoon. While the cause of the accident could not be ascertained, the blast was so terrific that it yocked the whole of Hsiakwan, Fire brigades: and foliee were immediately summoned, but the fre was not put out. until several hours later, It is reported that one' boatman on board the cargo boat during the explosion was badly burned. One boat. woman and five firemen received minor injuries. The cargo. boat lett Pukow for Hsiakwan at 7 o'clock this morning. Hu Yung Kwel, 40, owner: of the boat was away when the eident happened—Central News,
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