APPENDIX II
CAUSES OF FIRES: INCLUDING DEATHS AND INJURIES AT FIRE
FOR THE PERIOD FROM 1.4.65 TO 31.3.66
Causes
No. of Incidents
No. of Deaths and Injuries
Careless handling or disposal of lighted matches,
cigarettes, hot ashes and candles, etc.
944
62
最愛
Careless handling or disposal of joss-sticks, joss-candles,
firecrackers, joss-papers, mosquito coils, etc.
211
5
Hot cinders, sparks and burning soot from foul
chimneys and flues falling on inflammable materials
55
4
Over-turned kerosene stoves and oil lamps
172
72
Unattended cooking stoves, heaters, irons
39
4
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Misuse of dangerous goods
4
2
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Children playing with matches
123
6
Electrical faults generally
686
62
Sparks from defective motors
Over-heating of engines, motors and machinery
Boiling-over of oils, tar, wax, etc.
Burst gas mains or pipes
Sparks from welding equipment
Defective cooking stoves
Uncontrolled burning of rubbish
Spontaneous combustion
Suspected arson
Unknown
False alarms
28
5
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33
5
19
1
12
4
18
2
38
17
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7
***
2
+4
11
13
***
益
115
162
211
Total
2,728
426
40
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