Table I.
Fires during the year 1917.
No. Date, Time. Situation of Fire. Damage. Cause. Remarks. No. of Buildings Destroyed. Wholly. Partly. 120, 1. 17. 2.15 a.m. ↑ Nos. 87, 79, 81, 83, 85, 126 and 128 Shanghai Street, 41,000 Fire originated at No. 87 Shanghai Street and rapidly spread to the others. 3 218. 1. 17. 6.00 p.m. Matshed at Nim Wan, Ping Shan, Matshed catching fire. 3 9.2. 17. 1.87 a.m. Nos. 5 and 4 Praya, Kennedy Town, 1 9. 2. 17. 8.05 p.m. No. 1 Collinson Street and No. 6 Praya, Kennedy Town, 1,500 Lighted cigarette end or match left carelessly thrown about. Rattan caught fire from a spark from the fire at No. 5 Praya, Kennedy Town, on the morning of the 9th February, 1917. 1 51,000 5.3. 17. 12.10 a.m. Nos. 62 and 64 Kramer Street, Tai Kok Tsui, 8,100 A lighted match or cigarette end dropped through the flooring or staircase on some joss paper figures which were suspended from the ceiling of the floor below. 1 7.3. 17. 10.00 p.m. No. 269 Des Voeux Road Central, 400 Do. 1 11. 4. 7. 3. 17. 5.10 p.m. No. 194 Queen's Road East, 2,000 Do. 17. 5. 17. 5.45 p.m. No. 1 Stanley Street, 90,000 Suspected to have been caused by electric light fusing. 1 9 | 20. 5. 17. 80. 6. 17. 10.10 p.m. Matshed on K. 1. L. 753 between Waterloo Road and Pitt Street, Matshed catching fire. 1 2.4. 17. 4,10 a.m. No. 108 Hollywood Road. No. 2 Blacksmiths Lane, Capsizing of a lamp. 1 12.25 a.m. Upsetting of a kerosine oil lamp.M
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