Photograph showing the remains of a building, possibly The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation branch in Tawau, which had recently been destroyed by fire. A group of people hold a fire hose to spray water on ruins, which are still smoking. A large ship is visible in the harbour behind them.
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