Date 1922.
Time of Call Hours.
Address.
# Table IX.
Short Report of Serious Fires 1922.
Fire extinguished by. Lives lost. Business. Hydr-ants. Engines. Fire Floats. Male. Female. Age in years. Damage. Merchants, tobacco. Five godowns, each about 200′ × 100′ and contents (8,000 bales of tobacco leaf) severely damaged by fire and roofs off. S.S. Japan. A vessel of 6,050 tons gross (passengers and general cargo), Nos. 1 and 2 holds and about one-half of contents severely damaged by fire, rest of ditto and contents damaged by heat, smoke and water. S.S. Peking Maru. A vessel of 3,012 tons gross (passengers and general cargo), No. 1 hold and contents (several drums of calcium carbide) severely damaged by explosion and fire, fore part of ship and contents damaged by water. 1 European Foreman and Nos. 25, 28, 52 Firemen injured. 2 1 Engineers, Electrical and Printers. 6 ... A building of 2 floors about 100′ × 60′ (used as workshops, offices, and stores) and contents severely damaged by fire and roof off. Private. 1 2 Carlton Hotel Annex-A building of 3 floors about 130′ × 80′ (as residential hotel) two upper floors and contents severely damaged by fire and roof off, rest of building and contents damaged by fire, heat, smoke, water and breakage. House of five rooms and contents severely damaged by fire and most part of roof off and a building of one floor about 20 × 10 ft. (used as servants' quarters) and contents damaged by fire, heat, smoke and water (adjoining).Feb. 27th
01.15
370, 372, 374, 376 and 378, Des Voeux Road West.
March 30th
00.30
Lying at Kowloon Godown Wharf.
June 27th.
11.45
Lying off Yaumati.
July 31st
21.10
No. 7, Duddell Street, Central.
Sept. 27th...
15.48
72, Mount Kellett Road, The Peak.
Date 1922.
Time of Call Hours.
Address.
Table IX.
Short Report of Serious Fires 1922.
Fire extinguished by.
Lives lost.
Business.
Hydr- ants.
Engines.
Fire Floats.
Male.
Female.
Age in years.
Feb. 27th
01.15
370, 372, 374, 376 and
Merchants, tobacco.
378, Des Voeux Road West.
March 30th
00.30
Lying at Kowloon Go- S.S. Japan.
down Wharf.
June 27th.
11.45
Lying off Yaumati.
S.S. Peking Maru.
July 31st
21.10 | No.. 7, Duddell Street, Engineers, Electrical
Central,
and Printers.
2
1
6
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Sept. 27th ...
15.48
72, Mount Kellett Road, Private.
The Peak.
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Damage.
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Five godowns, each about 200′ × 100′ and contents (8,000 bales of tobacco leaf) severely damaged by fire and roofs off.
A vessel of 6,050 tons gross (passengers and general cargo), Nos. 1 and 2 holes and about one-half of con- tents severely damaged by fire, rest of ditto and con- tents damaged by heat, smoke and water.
A vessel of 3,012 tons gross (passengers and general
cargo), No. I hold and contents (several drums of calcium carbide) severely damaged by explosion and fire, fore part of ship and contents damaged by water. 1 Europeau Foreman and Nos. 25, 28, 52 Firemen injured.
A building of 2 floors about 100′ x 60′ (used as work- shops, offices, and stores) and contents severely dam- aged by fire and roof off.
Carlton Hotel Annex-A building of 3 floors about 130′ × 80′ (as residential hotel) two upper floors and contents severely damaged by fire and roof off, rest of building and contents damaged by fire, heat, smoke, water and breakage.
House of five rooms and contents severely damaged by fire and most part of roof off and a building of one floor about 20 × 10 ft. (used as servants' quarters) and contents damaged by fire, heat, smoke and water (ad joining).
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