# Table V.
Fires during the year 1921.
No. Date. Time. Situation of Fire. No. of Buildings Destroyed. Damage, $ Cause. 1 15. 1. 21. 18 hrs. Bailey's & Co.'s Ship Building Yard To Kwa Wan, Hung Hom 1 60,000 Explosion of kerosine oil lamp in boiler makers' shop. 2 16. 1. 21. 8.20 No. 160, Connaught Road Central 1 7,500 Upsetting of kerosine oil lamp. 3 20. 1. 21. 20.00 Matshed at Sai Kung Road, Kowloon City 3 matsheds 550 Unknown. 4 27. 1. 21. 1.15 No. 77, Praya East 1 3,500 Unknown. 5 2. 2. 21. 1.00 Matshed at Quarry Point, Tsat Tsze Mui 9 matsheds Unknown. 6 7. 2. 21. 17.00 No. 17, Stanley Village 1 *** 7 19. 2. 21. 2.00 Nos 143, 145 and 147, Bonham Strand 17,600 Dried grass catching fire through a spark darting from the stove. Upsetting of kerosine oil lamp. 8 2.3. 21. 8.35 S.S.Korea Maru 69,000 Unknown. 9 4. 3. 21. 20.40 Nos. 207 and 209, Des Voeux Road West 1 24,900 Sulphur used in preparing shark's fin catching fire. 10 11. 3. 21. 17.40 Nos. 381 and 383, Queen's Road West 2 5,000 Unknown. 11 12. 3. 21. 22.45 No. 4, Ice House Street 25,000 Unknown. 12 20. 3. 21. 5.06 No. 193, Queen's Road West 1 2,600 Unknown. 13 12. 4. 21. 20.45 No. 72, Queen's Road West 9,000 Unknown. 14 27.4. 21. No. 293, Queen's Road Central .15 Unknown. 15 14. 5. 21. 2.55 "Nam Chan" Oil Factory, Shamshuipo 1 7,000 Over heating of a stove used for drying tobacco.Remarks.
-K 30
No.
Date.
Time.
Situation of Fire.
Table V.
Fires during the year 1921.
No. of Buildings
Destroyed.
Damage,
Wholly.
Partly.
$
C'ause.
1
15. 1. 21.
.18 hrs.
Bailey's & Co.'s Ship Building Yard To Kwa
Wan, Hung Hom.......
I
60,000
Explosion of kerosine oil lamp in
boiler makers' shop.
2
16. 1. 21.
8.20
17
No. 160, Connaught Road Central
I
7,500
Upsetting of kerosine oil lamp.
3 20. 1. 21. | 20,00
$1
Matsbed at Sai Kung Road, Kowloon City.......
3 matsheds
550
Unknown.
4 27. 1. 21.
1.15
2:
No. 77, Praya East
1
3,500
Unknown.
6
2. 2. 21.
1,00
31
Matshed at Quarry Point, Tsat Tsze Mui............9 matsbeds
Unknown.
6
7. 2. 21. | 17.00
""
No. 17, Stanley Village
1
***
7 19. 2. 21. 2,00
Nos 143, 145 and 147, Bonham Strand
17,600
Dried grass catching fire through a
spark darting from the stove.
Upsetting of kerosine oil lamp.
8
2.3. 21,
8.35
S.S.Korea Maru "
69,000
Unknown.
9
11
4. 3. 21. 20.40
1011, 3. 21. 17.40
12. 3. 21.
"
Nos. 207 and 209, Des Voeux Road West
1
24,900
Sulphur used in preparing shark's
fin catching fire.
"
Nos. 381 and 383, Queen's Road West........
2
5,000
Unknown.
22.45
**
No. 4, Ice House Street
25,000
Unknown.
12 20. 3. 21.
5,06
יי
No. 193, Queen's Road West
1
2,600
Unknown.
13
12. 4. 21. 20.45
No. 72, Queen's Road West
9,000
Unknown.
14
27.4. 21.
1514, 5, 21.
2,55
21
No. 293, Queen's Road Central
.15
•
"Nam Chan" Oil Factory, Shamshuipo
1
7,000 Over heating of a stove used for
drying tobacco.
Unknown.
Remarks.
-K 30
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