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Wednesday, September 6, 1972
He offered the services of the Fire Prevention Bureau, which is on
hand 24 hours a day to assist with enquiries.
"The Fire Prevention Inspection Officers," Mr. Jackson said, "will
continue to carry out inspections to abate fire hazards no matter where they
are found, but it is up to the responsible people in management to ensure that
we do not have to serve a Fire Hazard Abatement Notice."
He said the use of staircases, corridors, gangways and any old corner
for storing raw materials and finished goods presented untold hazards.
Electrical faults rank high among the causes of fire and it appeared that installation inspection and testing was not given a serious or even a
second thought, Mr. Jackson said.
Unprotected conductors, overloading of installations, ageing installations
and overloaded fuses, also gave rise to many fires,
Mr. Jackson said that late calls for assistance figured prominently
amongst the large losses, indicating delays in calling the Fire Services,
"During the year, calls to fire both in urban areas and the New Territories
were on the average attended well within the scheduled attendance time and water
supplies at all incidents were more than adequate," he said,
Note to Editors:
Copies of the full text of the statement
by Mr. Jackson are distributed separately in GIS press boxes this evening.
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