BIG FIRE IN SHANGHAI
OIL AND TALLOW STORE BURNT
BLAZING STREAMS FI/OW INTO » - HARBOUR.
(Sydney "Sun's" Special Service.)
LONDON, May 3. A big fire occurred in Shanghai yesterday, in connection with which there were many sensational incidents. The outbreak started in an oil and tallow warehouse and with such highly inflammable fuel to feed it the fire soon, assumed Large proportions. Blazing streams of oil poured from the burning buildftig into the harbour, and the British cruiser Newcastle, whicn vraa lying iat one of the wharves, narrowly escaped serious damage. ■ Soroo men who were in a launch engaged in fighting the flames had a thrilling: experience. Their boat became ignited, both fore and aft, and the crew to save their lives were compelled to plunge overboard landl dive beneath the flaming tallow floating on the surface' of the water.
The only lives so far reported to have been lost were ■ those of three natives, all of whom, perished in the flames.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12881, 13 May 1913, Page 7
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