Sailing to An Kong, a port near Wenchow in defiance of the shipping ban imposed by the Japanese naval authorities on coastal navigation resulted in the recent detention of a German coaster. The vessel was Early Morning Fire Hits Dwellings, Factories A wooden hut of the Motor Tran port Company of the Fourth Regiment, U.S. Marines, at the corner of Sinza and Seymour Roads, was completely gutted at about 3 p.m. yesterday, after fire had broken out in the barrack housing electric, paint and plumbing works.
The fire broke out at 2.35 p; firemen from Sinza station, ted by Bubbling Well and Ichang stations, were quickly at the scene. Due to the highly inflammable material in the hut, the flames spread quickly ani the hut was almost immediately enveloped. The close proximity of a carpenter's hut, packed with lumber, forced the firemen to turn their attention to it. Two trees, just behind the hut, were also victims of the conflagration and nothing but the trunk and branches remained after the fire. The flames were complete ly extinguished at 4 p.m. but only after the carpenter's hut had sustained slight damage from flames and water.
Earlier in the day, nine Chinese dwelling houses and two factories were on fire in Changping Road when flames were noticed in house 41 Lane 473 at a quarter to six in the morning. The fire was attended by firemen from Ichang Road station, who brought the conflagration under control after 28 minutes. Seriously damaged were the houses and the blacksmith and engineer works in the same alleyway. Although the fire broke out very early in the morning, no one was hurt and the firemen were able to leave the scene at 8.15 am.
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