Over 50 Houses Destroyed in Outbreak Another big fire razed a large block of houses in Chapei on Tuesday morning. Starting shortly after 9 am. the conflagration raged for several hours in Sing Ming and Ta Tung Road areas, destroying well over fifty houses, according to information from Chinese sources.
The Chapei Brigade turned out to fight the blaze but the work of the firemen was considerably handicapped owing to the lack of water. Among the houses reported to have been destroyed were a branch police station and a lumber yard. AN the houses had been vacated.- No injuries were The cause of the blaze could not be ascertained. It was said to have been started by traitors, x months, and the supply of coal has given no anxiety so far. An at-equate supply of rice and other stores has also had to be maintained.
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