Table 1,-Continued.
Fires during the year 1919.
No. Date. Time. Situation of Fire. Damage. Cause. Remarks. Wholly. Partly. $ 11 28.10.19. 3.00 p.m. S.S. Hai Yang............. Unknown. 12 29. 10. 19. 6.30 a.m. No. 87, Sai Kung Market. 1 450 Do. 13 31. 10. 19. 9.15 a.m. No. 13, Un Long New Market, Au Tau, N.T................... 1 1 1,900 14 3. 11. 19. 2.45 a.m. Nos. 233 and 235, Shanghai Street 2 12,500 Blanket catching fire from a cigarette end. 15 11. 11. 19. 10.40 a.m. S.S. Cheong Shing Unknown. 15 15.11.19. 4.15 p.m. No. 22, Ta Tit Street, Kowloon City Dried grass catching fire from an overheated stove. 300 16 16. 11. 19. Fire supposed to have been originated through the overheating of the drying kiln used for drying medicine. 18. 11. 19. 2.45 a.m. Matsheds at the Government Quarries, Nathau Road 11 matsheds 3,850 Matshed catching fire through spark in blasting. 18 18. 11.19. Unnumbered matshed at Cheung Sha Wan 1 matshed 480 Matshed catching fire through a lighted cigarette end. 19 18. 11.19. 2 persons lost their lives through falling and 4 persons burnt to death. 20 24, 11. 19. 3.36 a.m. Pig sties at Shek Shan, Hung Hom 4 pig sties 250 Upsetting of a kerosine lamp. 3 pigs burnt. 21 26.11.19. 6.30 a.m. Matsheds Nos. 1 and 5, Tin Liu Village, Sham Shui Po 2 matsheds 600 Grass catching fire through a spark from the fire-place. 22 26.11.19. 2.45 a.m. No. 126, Queen's Road Central 1 6,000 Fusing of electric light wire. 5.45 a.m. Cheung Chau Village 300 Unknown.K 31
Table 1,-Continued.
Fires during the year 1919.
No. of Buildings Destroyed.
No. Date.
Time.
Situation of Fire.
Damage.
Cause.
Remarks.
Wholly. Partly.
$
11
28.10.19.
3.00 p.m.
S.S. Hai Yang.............
Unknown.
12
29. 10. 19.
6.30 a.m.
No. 87, Sai Kung Market.
1
450
Do.
13
31. 10. 19.
9.15 a.m.
No. 13, Un Long New Market, Au Tau, N.T...................
1
1
1,900
14 3. 11. 19.
2.45 a.m.
Nos. 233 and 235, Shanghai Street
2
12,500
Blanket catching fire from a
cigarette end.
Fire supposed to have been originat-their lives through
ed through the overheating of the drying kiln
used for drying
medicine.
2 persons lost
falling and 4 per..
sons burnt
to
leath.
16
15 | 11. 11. 19.
15.11.19.
10.40 a.m.
S.S. Cheong Shing
4.15 p.m.
No. 22, Ta Tit Street, Kowloon City
•
Unknown.
| Dried grass catching fire from an
overheated stove.
300
17 16. 11. 19.
1818. 11. 19.
nood.
2.45 a.m.
Matsheds at the Government Quarries, Nathau
Road
Unnumbered matshed at Cheung Sha Wan
11 matsheds
3,850
Matshed catching fire through spark
in blasting.
1 matshed
480
Matshed catching fire through a
lighted cigarette end.
19 18. 11.19.
2024, 11. 19.
21 26.11.19.
22 26.11.19.
3.36 a.m.
6.30 a.m.
2.45 a.m.
5,45 a.m.
Pig sties at Shek Shan, Hung Hom
4 pig sties
250
Upsetting of a kerosine lamp.
3 pigs burnt.
Matsheds Nos. 1 and 5, Tin Liu Village, Sham 1 Shui Po
matsbeds
600
(Grass catching fire through a spark
from the fire-place.
No. 126, Queen's Road Central
1
6,000
Fusing of electric light wire.
Cheung Chau Village
300
Unknown.
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