Table III.
SUMMARY OF MOST SERIOUS FIRES DURING YEAR 1934.
Date 1934 Time of Call (Hours) Address. Business. Hyd-rants Eng-ines Fire Floats Remarks. Jan. 16 05.00 90 Ko Shing Street, Des Voeux Road, W. Second-hand Furniture dealer, 1 3 A building of four floors about 60 x 15 ft. (used as shop, offices and dwelling, and contents severely damaged by fire and collapse and roof off. Jan. 31 12.22 11 Hau Wo Street, Kennedy Town. Carpenter. w Two buildings, each of three floors, covering an area of about 35 x 30 ft. (used as workshop, shop and dwelling) and contents severely damaged by fire, water and breakage (Adjoining and communicating). May, 14 11.08 Queen's Road West, Victoria. Hong Kong & China Gas Co. 3 3 A gasometer of about 500,000 cubic feet capacity damaged by explosion and ignition of about 350,000 cubic feet of gas.A lean-to shed of one floor about 20 x 12 feet (used as Indian watchman's quarters) and contents damaged by explosion and fire in gasometer compound.
14 persons burned to death and 47 persons removed by Ambulances to Hospital (27 since dead).
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