Shanghai, Mar. 14.
Damage totalling $172,970 wa: caused by fire in the Settlement dur {ng February when the Settlement Fire Brigade responded to 68 calls out of which only 87 proved to be genuine fire alarms, according (0 a Feport for the past month issued by the Municipal Fire Brigade yesterday.
In the special rated area the Settlement "Fire Brigade "attended merous fire calls resulti life was lost and five civilians and three members of the brigade, stof sustained injuries from fre during the month under review, There were 426 calls for the emergency ambulance of the Brigade and 445 persons were conveyed to various hospitals.
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