Three fire engines from the Centrat Station were called out to the comer of Kwangse and Nanking Roads where three small Chinese shops caught fire at 1.30 on Nov. 3, Firemen had the flames under control within a quarter of an hour, while the fire was completely extinguished in course of next 48 minutes, No serious damage was done, the roof and the drying stage of one of the shops suffering a little, while the other two. shops had their frst floor premises burned.
The photo shows firemen in action, with the Wing On tower in the background.
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