Date 1922.

Time of Call Hours,

Address.

Table IX,-Continued.

Short Report of Serious Fires 1922.

Business. Fire extinguished by Lives lost Damage. Hydr- ants. Eng- ines. Flonts. Male. Female. Age in years. Sept. 30th 13.30 57, High Street, Victoria. Contractor. 3 2 A building of floors about 35 × 14 ft. (used as office, store and dwelling) and contents severely damaged by fire and most part of roof off. Nov. 10th 04.35 Belcher Street, Kennedy Town, West. Dealer Sulphur and Saltpetre. t w :. 1 21 81 41 61 No. 55-Tailor's shop and house of 4 rooms and contents severely damaged by fire and part of roof off. No. 53-House of 5 rooms and contents slightly damaged by water, window glass by breakage. Nos. 55, 57, 59. 61, 63, and 69 A range of building of 4 floors, covering an area of about 250 × 50 ft. (used as godowns and dwellings) and contents severely damaged by explosion and fire, and partly fallen down. Nos. 71, 73 and 75 ~A range of buildings of 3 floors, covering an area of about 100 × 40 ft. (used as school, offices, stores and dwellings) upper floors and contents severely damaged by fire and parts of roofs off, rest of buildings damaged by water and breakage. No. 58-A timber yard containing several stacks of timber, covering an area of about 210 x 90 ft. and contents severely damaged by fire. Smithfield Street-8 trees damaged by fire in street. Nos. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 ditto, ditto,-A range of buildings of 4 floors, covering an area of about 240×35 ft. (used as shops, offices, stores and dwellings) and contents severely damaged by fire and roofs off. No. 22 Catchick Street--A building of 4 floors about 40 × 25 ft (used as Restaurant, school and store) 3 upper floors and contents severely damaged by fire and part of roof off, shop and contents under damaged by water.

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