Ambulance Service Called Out to 33 Cases Fire Brigade Watchtowers reported five fires in Chapei and Kiangwan, and one in the Bastern District on September 21. The ambulance service attended 33 calls and conveyed 34 persons to hospital. There were no "war casualties."
The fire service attended two calls.
One in the Eastern area was dealt with by Yangtszepoo Division; the other in Dixwell Road was attended by a special squad from Central and a turntable escape.
The latter was a dificult and rather disgusting job as the premises involved formed part of a cold storage plant in- which the cooling system had been hut off, (or disrupted) for some time, with the result that the fire had to be fought amongst ases of purifying fish, fruit, etc. and in addition ammonia fumes were present in considerable volume thus rendering the work of operating jets inside the premises difficult and dangerous.
In the evening a second visit was paid to these premises for the purpose of dealing with certain sections in which the fire appeared to be again gaining a hold. to Hongkong returned yesterda jonceaux, These pictures -werc Local Marriages Increase with Hostilities
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