Although gallant efforts of irq fighters prevented many incendiaries from causing fires, not all the Are bombs could be made harmless and a number of houses and other bulld-ings caught fire. 5 'A Reuter reporter found streets one district almost as bright as day In the glare of fires from burning buildings. Hugo clouds of smoke, ingled with sparks. bring over the sone while anticalreraft guns barked and the hum. of planes was audible. Clanging fire engines dashed through the streets and ambulances sped to various areas, where buildings were demolished or damaged by" high-explosive bombs, to pick up victims saved by fire-fighters and other res-squads, Lengths of hose twined like serpents through streets strewn with broken glass, bricks and fragments of stonework from shattered buildings.
Blue-coated, steel-helmeted police yogulars and' reserves Kept danger zones clear of unauthorized individuals while groups of fire-fighters, women og well as men, stood ready to deal with fire bombs, ignoring the danger of high-explosives or splinters! of shells from anti-aircraft guns. One auxiliary fire service station recolved a direct hit, but there were.
casualties. A club also was wrecked by a direct hit.
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