Their escape cut off from the only staircase, which was in flames, father with a small child in his arms, jumped from a second floor window into a firemen's safety net and both escaped injuries.
The incident occurred in Lane 194, North Kiangse Road. shortly before 6 pin. yesterday. The man and his child were on the top floor when fire broke out on the ground floor and burnt down the staircase in house No. 15 in the alleyway.
The firemen were on the scene for about an hour and a half when the outbreak was extinguished. Three other houses were ignited, but the damages were reported to be not serious,
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