country Dwellings Badly Hit in "War Area"
Five Chinese country-houses off the Chaoufoong Road extension in Chapei, in a district which was badly damaged in last year's hostilities, were swept by a disastrous fire early yesterday morning. Three of the houses were gutted and the remaining two were badly damaged.
Owing to the proximity of the fire io the Settlement boundary, the Shanghai Fire Brigade sent engines to the scene. The firemen extinguished the flames after a long fight. The damaged houses are close to the Henning sen Produce Company plant in Chapei There were no casualties.
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