Table III.

SUMMARY OF MOST SERIOUS FIRES DURING YEAR 1935,

Date. Time of Call (Hours) Address. Business. Fire Extinguished by Remarks. Feb. 8 23.30 Thistle Street, Mong Kok. Sugar Candy Factory. Hyd-rants. 3 Eng-ines. 2 Fire Floats. 1 A building of two floors about 90 x 60 ft. (used as boiler rooms, office and stores); contents severely damaged by fire, heat, smoke and water and collapse of roof. Feb. 25 04.06 3 Belcher Street, Kennedy Town. Tea Merchants. 1 5 2 - K 50 No. 1. A building of four floors, about 80 x 18 ft. (used as godown and dwelling). Two upper floors and contents severely damaged by fire, heat, smoke and water and collapse of roof; floors and contents under damaged by water (adjoining and communicating with house No. 3). No. 5. A building of four floors, about 80 × 18 ft. (used as dwelling). Upper floors severely damaged by fire and roof off, second floor and contents damaged by fire, heat, smoke, water and dirt; floors (and contents under) slightly by water (adjoining and communicating with No. 3). Two buildings, each of four floors, one about 80 × 18 ft. and one about 40 x 18 ft. (used as godown, office, store and dwelling). Two upper floors and contents severely damaged by fire and collapse of third floor and roof; floors, and contents under damaged by water (adjoining and communicating with houses Nos. 1 and 5).
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