On 31 May al lied bombs struck the Governor-General's Office. Although they only damaged an elevator to the left of the tower over the main entrance, a staircase and two offices, the fire they started raged for three days and nights and the building was gutted. The damage extended to more than 83 % of the building's area, and close to 100 people died.
五月卅一日，盟軍的炸彈擊中總督府，雖然只損毀正大門塔左側的升降梯、樓梯間和兩間辦公室，但大火卻延燒三天三夜，內部的裝璜設備俱焚一空，造成總面積百分之八十三以上受損，死亡人員上百。