Table I.
FIRES DURING THE YEAR 1908.
No. DATE. TIME. SITUATION OF FIRE. No. of BUILDINGS DESTROYED. DAMAGE. CAUSE. REMARKS. Wholly. Partly. 1 January 19 7.30 a.m. Victoria Barracks, B. Block, 500.00 Unknown. 2 19 2.15 p.m. In a matshed near Kang Han Village at Sha Tin, 10 6,000.00 Sparks from a locomotive. 3 31 1.30 a.m. House No. 97 Yan Tin Village in Au Tau, 2 112.00 Unknown. 4 February 6 6.00 p.m. Wooden Huts, No. 7 Tin Lui Village Sham Shui Po, 1 800.00 5 9 10.45 a.m. On board oil ship Norita, at Hunghom Docks, 600.00 6 March 5 2.00 p.m. House No. 192 Queen's Road Central, 6,000.00 7 10 2.15 a.m. 40 Station Street, Mongkok, 1,500.00 8 12 7.00 p.m. 372 Des Vœux Road West, 80,000.00 9 13 4.45 189 Queen's Road West, 400.00 A roll of matting slipping from a pile, and in falling it knocked down a large kerosine lamp. 10 14 10.30 Boat-builders' Yard at Shaukiwan, 300.00 Sparks from charcoal fire. 11 18 1.05 Cement Works, Hok Un, 1 600.00 Spontaneous combustion caused by saw dust accumulating on the heated pipes. Two Chinese lost their lives and one seriously injured. Four persons were burned to death and two females were injured, caused by jumping from the 1st floor to escape. Carried forward, $ 96,512.00FII -
Table I.
FIRES DURING THE YEAR 1908.
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No. of BeпDINGS DESTROYED.
No.
DATE.
TIME.
SITUATION OF FIRE.
DAMAGE.
CAUSE.
REMARKS,
Wholly. Partly.
1
January
19
7.30 a.m.
Victoria Barracks, B. Block,..
500.00
Unknown,
2
19
2.15 p.m.
In a matshed near Kang Han Village at Sha 'mat-heds
Tin,
10
6,000.00
Sparks from a locomotive,
3
31
1.30 a.m.
House No. 97 Yan Tin Village in Au Tau,
2
112.00
Unknown,
4
February 6
6.00 p.m.
Wooden Huts, No. 7 Tin Lui Village Sham | wooden
Shui Po,
huts 1
800,00
5
9
10.45 a.m.
On board oil ship Norita, at Hunghom Docks,
600.00
G
March
5
2.00 p.m.
Houso No. 192 Queen's Road Central,
6,000,00
7
10
2.15 a.m.
40 Station Street, Mongkok,
1,500.00
20
8
12
7.00 p.m.
372 Des Vœux Road West,
80,000,00
9
13
4.45
10
14
10.30
11
18
1.05
189 Queen's Road West,
Boat-builders' Yard at Shaukiwan,
Cement Works, Hok Un,
400.00
300.00
1
600.00
Carried forward, $ 96,512.00
A roll of matting slipping from a pile, and in full- ing it knocked down a large kerosine lamp,.
Sparks from charcoal fire,
Unknown,
Spontaneous combustion caused by saw dust
accumulating on the heated pipes,
Two Chineso lost their lives and one
seriously injured.
Four persons were burned to death and two females were injured, caused by jumping from the 1st floor to escape.
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