Table I.
Fires during the year 1915.
No. of Buildings Destroyed.
No. Date. Time. Situation of Fire. Damage. Cause. Remarks. Wholly. Partly. $ 1 Jan. 7th 6 43 a.m. On board sailing ship "Drumeltan" lying in Kowloon Bay, 142,279 2 16th 7.10 a.m. House No. 113 Jervois Street, Unknown. Do. Do. 1 1,800 3 22nd 7.00 p.m. 37 Aberdeen, 1 4 Feb. 16th 3.10 a.m. 66 Shaukiwan East, 4 30,900 5 19th 2.00 a.m. 180 Des Vœux Road Central, 1 7,500 Paper offerings catching fire at the shrine. Unknown. 6 20th 2.25 a.m. 112 Praya East (Godown), + 1,000 Do. * 7 Mar. 20th 10.20 a.m. 482 Canton Road (a knitting factory), 20,000 8 23rd 8.45 p.m. 600 9 April 1st 6.17 a.m. House No. 158 Queen's Road East, 600 10 10.45 p.m. 2 and 4 Tsze Mi Alli, 2,000 11 July 6th 2.45 p.m. Timber Yard, Canton Road, Kowloon, 4,000 A spark from the engine. Unknown. 12 27th 3.15 a.m. Houses No. 2 and 4 Tsui Lung Lane, 1 7,396 Unknown. 13 Sept. 5th 11.30 p.m. Matshed near the University Hostel, Bursting of the brickwork of one of the furnaces and the burning liquid sand flowing out. 2 14 Oct. 3rd 12.45 p.m. Glass Factory, Tai Wan, Kowloon City Bay, 5,000 Arson. 15 Nov. 2nd 1.39 a.m. Timber Yard, Belchers Street, Kennedy Town, 1 80,000 A spark from the fire for tea drying. Unknown. 16 Dec. 18th 11.00 p.m. House No. 79 Sai Kok, Shamshuipo, 1 2,250 A spark from the baking stove. 3 persons burnt to death and 6 persons died of injuries received in jumping down from the burning premises. Unknown.- 2 -
Table I.
Fires during the year 1915.
No. of Buildings Destroyed.
No.
Date.
Time.
Situation of Fire.
Damage.
Canse.
Remarks.
Wholly.
Partly.
$
1 Jan. 7th
6 43 a.m. On board sailing ship "Drumeltan" lying in Kow-
loon Bay,
142,279
**
16th 22nd
>>
7.10 a.m. 7.00 p.m.
House No. 113 Jervois Street,
Unknown. Do.
Do.
37 Aberdeen,
1
1,800
4 Feb. 16th
3.10 a.m.
Do.
66 Shaukiwan East,
4
30,900
5
19th
2.00 a.m.
Do.
180 Des Vœux Road Central,
1
7,500
Do.
Paper offerings catching fire at the
shrine.
Unknown.
"1
6
20th
2.25 a.m.
Do.
112 Praya East (Godown),....
+
1,000
Do.
*
7 Mar. 20th
|
10.20 a.m.
Do.
482 Canton Road (a knitting factory),
20,000
8
23rd
8.45 p.m.
Do.
600
"
6th
9 April 1st
10
11 July 6th 12
27th 13 Sept. 5th
14 Oct. 3rd
6.17 a.m. House No. 158 Queen's Road East, 10.45 P m.
Do. 2 and 4 Tsze Mi Alli, 2.45 p.m. Timber Yard, Canton Road, Kowloon,
3.15 a.m. Houses No. 2 and 4 Tsui Lung Lane,
11.30 p.m. Matshed near the University Hostel,..............
600
12.45 p.m. | Glass Factory, Tai Wan, Kowloon City Bay,
5,000
- 2 -
]
2,000 4,000 7,396
2
15 Nov. 2nd 16 Dec. 18th
1.39 a.m. 11.00 p.m.
Timber Yard, Belchers Street, Kennedy Town, House No. 79 Sai Kok, Shamshuipo, ..
1
80,000
1
A
2,250
Do.
5,500
A spark from the engine.
Unknown.
Do.
Bursting of the brickwork of one of the furnaces and the burning liquid sand flowing out.
Arson.
A spark from the fire for tea drying. Unknown.
A spark from the baking stove. 3 pcr- sons burnt to death and 6 persons died of injuries received in jump- ing down from the burning pre- Lmises.
Unknown,
1
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