One male Chinese was hurt as he leaped out of a burning building as flames swept several Chinese dwellings, small factories and a timber yard at the corner of Rockhill Avenue and Avenue Haig yesterday afternoon. He was taken to St. Lukets No. 2 Hospital, suffering from confusions to his body.
Six engines from the Settlement Fire Brigade, under the command of Station officer R. H. Miles of the Bubbling Well fire station, responded to the alarm. These were from Bubbling Well, Sinza and Ichang [Road stations.' Two engines from the French Fire Brigade and two from the Chinese "Brigade also attended.
Notwithstanding the inflammable material and the fast spreading of flames, firemen were able to bring the fire under control and then work to extinguish the blaze. This was done by 250 pin.
Damage to constructions was not considered extensive, as they were of the poorer class, but a number of unfortunates, however, were left Public Statement on
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