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WEST POINT FIRE
WOMAN'S DRAMATIC ESCAPE DOWN STAIRWAY ✅Fire Brigade officers gave evidence yesterday at the resumed hearing of the Coroner's Inquiry being conducted by Mr.. W. Schofield, at the Central Magistracy, into the death of Chan Kul, a 70-year old woman, who had *pparently met with her and aw a re- suit of a fall while trying during a fire at No. 1 Belcher Street on the night of February 25,
Oscape
A woman inmate of the top floor of No, I Belcher Street also told the Court how she escaped with her little daughter by means of the stairway when the alarm was first raised, while her husband and other children had made their escape by climbing down the verandah supports The Jury comprise Messrs. W. S. Hillier (Foreman), A. F.. Paul and F. X Remediom.
Yeung Ping-wai, sub-officer at the Central Fire Station, cald they re- ceived the first, messago... at the station at 4.00 am, on February 25, The No. 1 appliance and crew were turned out, and on arrival at the sceno of the · Oro, ho sow : the two upper floor of the adjoining building alight. He gave orders for the ump to be run to the sex, and ran to Beach Street, and saw people on the first floor crying for help." He went back to the engine and ordered his men to get the double extension ladder and put it agabut, the first floor. He then went back to the Kennedy Town station and sent a die- trict call to the Central Station. On arriving back at the scene of the fire, he found the ladder had been placed against the first floor, and fireman had gone up. A man' 'camo down first, followed by two women, and he then saw another man with a baby In his arma, come down to the first floor from second floor by means of the verandah supports. The man handed the baby to the fireman, and camo down the ladder, to be followed later by the fireman with the baby.
COLONY'S MONEY,
VOTE OF $60,000 FOR
BILVER JUBILEE..
A total of over $70,000 will come before the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council to-morrow after- noon in the form of votes, including $50,000 for the Bilver Jubilee celo- brations and $10,000 for the home for aged poor.
The memoranda explaining the items stato:
Estimates, 1936, Police Force, Polishing Equip ment $37.
Provision made in Estimates (page) 40 rob-head 40) #850,-
The amount provided in Estimates has proved insufficient as the cost of the installation of the electrical apparatus for the Polishing Machine was under-estimated owing to the connection having to be made with Iron clad switches and Case: boxes instead of the ordinary power plug. A supplementary vote for $87 in re- quested.
Sanitary Department: Special Expenditure: Pler at Aplichau I tand 21.600.
Recurrent exhumation from Chinese Cemeteries is now being carried out entirely by the Sanitary Department. It is necessary to transport the urna and headstones to the far aldo of Aplichau Island and a short plot is necessary to facilitate the landing of these materials. The cost is estimated at $1,000. This expondi- ture was not foreseen last year.
The above is to be met from savings) under Sanitary Department (1935 Estimates page 67 sub-head 39).
Miscellaneous Services: Sver Jubilee Celebration $50,000,
The Committee appointed in con- nection with the local celebration of His Majesty's Silver Jubilee estimates that a sum of $50,000 will be re- quired to cover the expanses of tho celebration on a scale considerably more modest than on similar beca- alons in the past and yet worthy of the position of the Colony.
A supplementary vote for this amount is requested.
Little
Charitable Services:-II, Sisters of the Poor $10,000.
Pravision made in Estimates (pago 12 sub-head II) $990.
The Little Sisters of the Poor have
Woman With Two Babes Shortly after this rescue, on look. ing up, he saw a woman, carrying a baby in her arms and another on her back, coming down the vocandali supporta from the second floor to the Arat. But when she was in the mid-applied for a grant In connexion dle of both floor, she lost her hold and fall into the street. A Tow minutes later, he heard a thud, and found that a woman had fallen into the street, but he did not know fron which floor she had come. She was about 70 years old. He saw that she was badly injured, and unconscious, and en feeling her forehand, found she was dead."
The other fire engines arrived about this time, and he got a fireman to tako a hose to Beach Street and keep the fire down there. No, & was then involved. Three engines arrived from Central, and they got their water from the hydrant. When bo Arat arrived, the water, mains wore. not open, and it was not part of his duty to get them turned on. Everybody had been rescued by this time. He did not see anyone using the fire- escapes, nor did he see anyone scapa from the stairway at No. 1 Belcher Stroot. He did not understand why the fireman, who went up the ladder, did not show the occupants the way down by means of the stairs. No jumping sheets were used, and none were kept at the station,
"Superintendant's Evidence
with exponses incurred in extending their buildings for the housing of the aged poor. Government had con-1 ditionally promised a sum of $10,000 AS partial offset towards these expenses but no provision was made in this year's estimates, as it was not known when the amount would payable. The Government
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Sanitary Department:-42, Special) Expenditure: 3, Towing Barges 10,750.
Provision made in Estimates (pago 07 sub-head 42), $80,000.
In the Sanitary Department Es timates for 1936 provision is made under sub-head 80 for two deep draft barges $22,000, and under sub-hoad 42 for three towing barges $30,000.
Since the Estimates were prepared the refuse dump at Kun Tong has been opened and refuse is now dump ed there and not at sea. All the B barges are therefore required of the supplying 6 towing barges is $89,750. same type. The contract price for A supplementary voto of $9,750 is therefore requested.
The vote of $22,000 under sub-head 39 will not be required,
The abovo in to be met from savings under Sanitary Department (1035 Estimates page 67 nub-head 30).
.$71,887.
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Mr. H. T. Brooks, Superintendant of the Fire Brigade, next detailed the action taken on receipt of the mica sage. When he arrived at the fire about ten minutes after the first call, he found the two upper floors of four buildings, Nos. 1, 3, 3A and 6 Belcher Strast, well alight. He also saw a woman lying in Beach Street at the came more clear. The first persons rear of No. 1 Belcher Street, Sho to escape from the floor were appeared to have come down from sub-tenant, his wife and two children the top floor. She was dead. After from the second cubicle. They too having given directions for fighting cupants of the third cubicle also made
went down by the stairs. "The the fire, he sent out a Brigado calf, which brought over a Are appliance and another dro fost from the Kow- loon sido. Altogether 13. jets were used to extinguish the fire and five motor pumps, three pumping water from the sea, and two from hydrants The fire was under control "at 5.51
Witness further stated that all the four buildings communicated with sach other, and that accounted for the firo spreading. Moreover the wood- work was tinderous and thin, and made the fire a very fierce one, The upper part of the staircase to tho third floor, from where the woman was supposed to have come,
Was burned through. The roof of the four building collapsed either just before or just after the arrival of the Are engines. The fire had been progress for home considerable time when they arrived, and rescues had to be effected quickly. He was of the opinion that the fire had started on the third floor of No. 3 Belcher Street, which was used by tea merchants, and it was probable they were dry- ing ten there. This had been the cause of many fires. Jumping shoota would have been of no, service, na
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man would be needed and from the height of G5 feat, rescues would be doubtful. The third and second floor verandahs were obstructed with Iron sheets. Bad they not been obstructed, the woman could have got to safety.
Escape Down Stulza
Chan Tim, married woman, prin sipal tenant of the top floor of No.: 1 Bolcher Street, Ilving with her hus- band, three daughters; and a son, anid that the deconsed occupied the second-cubicle. A man, Choung Rou the with a large family, occupied front 'cubicle. Galvanised sheets wore used to divide the verandahs, and the spaces were used for storingstee
Witness described how = "cho" was awakened by the cries of fire. She ran to the stairway, and saw flames. coming towards the floor from the edfoining floor; although the partition separating was not on fire. Sha oscaped with her little daughter by crawling down the stairs, Hot, hus- -band and other children cilmbed down tho verandah supports and soʻdicaped. Owing to the amoko she did not woo her way down the stairs until✨she s get to the cond floor when it be-
oc-
thair escape that way. She did not sce deceased before the left, and did not know whether sko was awake or sleep. No one else could have escaped down the stairs after her, through from the adjoining floor. because the fire was already. coming.
The hearing was then adjourned until 2.30 p.m. on March 22,
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