From the Bund last night some of the fires were so large that flames could be seen shooting skywards above the dark roofs of the French Concession. The red tongues leaped filtully, and clearly lighted tremend= ous billows of smoke above, From points of vantage nour the Nan:30 border the spectacle was wnquestionably the most impressive observed xinee the beginning of the series of blazes Although flames were burning close to Fong Pang Road at some points last night, the "Jacquinot zone," har= bouring some 250,000 Chinese ve~ gees, was apparently safe from fire danger at a late hour last night.
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