Shanghai, Apr. 24.
Members of the Shanghai' Fire Brigade had a busy morning yesterday, attending four fires within two hours. The first blaze was reported to the headquarters at 9.18 a.m. and firemen rushed to No, 445 Connaught Road to put out flames, which broke out at the No, 8 godown, occupied by the firm of A. F. Ollerdessen. The blaze was started when an overturned tin of tar caught fire, and was extinguished by inmates of the godown before the arrival of the fire engines, 'A Chinese house at 1028 Chengtu Road, near Sinza Road, was badly damaged and an adjoining building was slightly burned at 10.20 am. Firemen from the Sinza station ans-wored the call and put out the blaze within 37 minutes. The fire originate the wooden structure built on {ho drying siege and used as a kitchen.
The third fire was reported to the Yangtszepoo station. The engines were called out to the Dah Loh Rubber Factory, situated at 876 Thorburn Road. The cause of the fire was un-Known, but it was presumed that carelessness on the part of inmates caused a quantity of gasoline and rubber to catch fire. It was. extinguished at 11.25 am. A corner and the root of a mixing room were damaged.
The last fire of the morning was reported at 11.11 am, and machines from the Sinza station raced to a Chinese house at 344/1 Burkill Road.
The blaze was extinguished by the occupants of the house, the only dam. age being done to the bedding on the frst oer.
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