Table I.
Fires during the year 1915.
No. of Buildings Destroyed.
No. Date. Time. Situation of Fire. Damage. Cause. Remarks. Wholly. Partly. $ 1 Jan. 7th 6 43 a.m. On board sailing ship "Drumeltan" lying in Kowloon Bay, 142,279 2 16th 7.10 a.m. House No. 113 Jervois Street, Unknown. Do. Do. 1 1,800 3 22nd 7.00 p.m. 37 Aberdeen, 1 4 Feb. 16th 3.10 a.m. 66 Shaukiwan East, 4 30,900 5 19th 2.00 a.m. 180 Des Vœux Road Central, 1 7,500 Paper offerings catching fire at the shrine. Unknown. 6 20th 2.25 a.m. 112 Praya East (Godown), + 1,000 Do. * 7 Mar. 20th 10.20 a.m. 482 Canton Road (a knitting factory), 20,000 8 23rd 8.45 p.m. 600 9 April 1st 6.17 a.m. House No. 158 Queen's Road East, 600 10 10.45 p.m. 2 and 4 Tsze Mi Alli, 2,000 11 July 6th 2.45 p.m. Timber Yard, Canton Road, Kowloon, 4,000 A spark from the engine. Unknown. 12 27th 3.15 a.m. Houses No. 2 and 4 Tsui Lung Lane, 1 7,396 Unknown. 13 Sept. 5th 11.30 p.m. Matshed near the University Hostel, Bursting of the brickwork of one of the furnaces and the burning liquid sand flowing out. 2 14 Oct. 3rd 12.45 p.m. Glass Factory, Tai Wan, Kowloon City Bay, 5,000 Arson. 15 Nov. 2nd 1.39 a.m. Timber Yard, Belchers Street, Kennedy Town, 1 80,000 A spark from the fire for tea drying. Unknown. 16 Dec. 18th 11.00 p.m. House No. 79 Sai Kok, Shamshuipo, 1 2,250 A spark from the baking stove. 3 persons burnt to death and 6 persons died of injuries received in jumping down from the burning premises. Unknown.- 2 -