The adjoining house which was involved in the conflagration was not seriously damaged except on the "upper storeys which suffered severely; from flames and water. Shortly after 7 pin. the outbreak was controlled sufficiently to allow Chinese living in the passages to pass to and fro beneath the demolished factory and the majority of the firemen lett, leaving a skeleton crew behind to ensure that no her outbreak occurred.
The exact location of the fire was in Passage 120, Rue clu Weikwe, which is a few yards on the Bund side of Rue Hue. The exact cause of the outbreak had not been ascertained last night, but the damage is known to have run into a large sum.
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