No.
DATE.
TIME.
CAUSE,
INCIPIENT FIRES DURING THE YEAR 1897,—Continued.
SITUATION OF FIRE.
ESTIMATED
DAMAGE.
REMARKS.
Accidental ignition of gas.
Mosquito curtain set on fire by au inmate
who was drunk.
Chimney on fire.
Attempted arson,
Cook house accidentally caught fire.
A quantity of firewood in the cook house caught fire.
Overheating of a smoke stack, Chimney on fire,
A wooden shed on the roof caught fire, Flooring of cook house caught fire, Chinney on fire,
Overheating of cook house fine,
Chimney on fire, ..
Overheated flue set fire to a beam).
A pile of wood stacked caught fire, Somme tea lying on the floor for drying caught fire.
Chimney on fire,
The roof a wooden structure caught fire, Some old clothing caught fire,................................. Some baskets caught fire,...
Grass on fire,.......
Two mats saturated with keresiue were found in front of the shed. A woman was charged with arson and was acquitted at the Supreme Court.
Insured with Messrs. Bradley & Co. for $3,000, Extinguished by Police.
Do.
Extinguished by the occupants. Extinguished by Police.
Extinguished by Police and occupants. Insured with Meyer & Co, for $12,500. Extinguished by Police and ocenpants.
Do.
Extinguished by the Fire Brigade.
| Put out by Police and occupants.
Put out by Police.
Put out by ocenpants.
Do.
Extinguished by Police and occupants. Extinguished by Police assisted by Coolies. Extinguished by ocenpants.
Chimney on fire,
$334.50
40
41
23
>>
42
Nov.
43
44
45
17
49
62
92 2868466E
12
15
10 99 00
7 p.m.
36
Oct.
14
18
38
22
2
39
24
22 22
1.36 p.m.
12.30 a.m.
House No. 94, Queen's Road West, House No. 58, Lower Lascar Row,.
1a.m.
House No. 8, Praya Central, Matshed at Jardine's Gardens,
265
11.30 p.m.
6.50 p.m.
House No. 5, Centre Street,
House No. 4, Wost Street,
$1.00
Stoke's Bungalow West,
$75.00
House No. 123, Wellington Street,.
4 a.m.
House No. 122, Winglok Street,....
$ p.m.
House No. 46, Stanley Street,
21
House No. 171, Queen's Road Contral,
21
77
10 p..
House No. 42, Praya West,...
$50
23
2.24 a.m.
House No. 12, West Street,
49
23
12 p.m.
Tonse No. 46, Stanley Street,
50
25
1.50 a.m.
Reclamation ground near Sai Ying Pun Nullah,
$100
51
25
K
House No. 103, Queen's Road Central,
26
House No, 135, Wellington Street,
58
30
11.15 .m.
""
House No. II, Stanley Village,
54
Dec 7
55
16
56
57
55
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19
11 a.m.
20
10 p.m.
9.37 p.n.
House No. 23, West Street,.. Hillside at Wong Ma Kok, House No. 78, Winglok Street,
House No. 12, Jervois Street,........................
$5
F. H. MAY,
Superintendent of Fire Brigade.
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