Shanghai, Mar. 1 Two Chinese, a man and a woman, were injured ina fire which broke Out at 235 am. yesterday at 240 Yangchow Road. Both were taken to the Yangtszepoo Hospital, the woman suffering from a fracture of the spine, sustained when jumping from. the first floor, The man was badly burn. fed in the face and forehead.
The fire originated in House 34 in the Tane, occupied by a weaving fac. ory, and It spread {o houses 30 and 38."'Firemen from the Yangtszepoo Station answered the call, but by the time they arrived, the three houses were completely enveloped Ju flames. Tt took' the fire-fighters about 45 minutes fo bring the blaze under control, but they remained on the scene for more than two hours.
'The damage was big and the three houses were gutted. A neighbouring house, No. 40, sustained serious damage, too, the ground and first floors, and the roof, being badly' burned.
man ig expected to leave the hospital soon, but the woman may be forced to remain there for quite some fume," When the firemen came tothe scene, the houses already were badly damaged and the woman Jumped from the window to escape death in the flames.
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