(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Panic spread among the workers in the Jaffa port, the port of entry for Jewish immigrants to Palestine, when a fire broke out on a ship in the harbor. The pier and the adjacent territory was covered with smoke.
The fire broke our on an Egyptian sailing vessel which carried 3000 tins of Benzine for the Vacuum Oil Company. The crew saved themselves by Jumping into the harbor. The cargo was lost.
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