Table III,-Continued,
SUMMARY OF MOST SERIOUS FIRES DURING YEAR 1932.
Date 1932 Time of Call (Hours) Address. Business. Hyd-rants Eng-ines Fire Floats July 15 08.52 Lying at Oil Installation Wharf, Lai Chi Kok. S.S. "Chip Shing". 1 1 July 31 02.58 131 & 129 Pei Ho Street, Shum Shui Po. Bakers and Con-fectioners. 2 3 1. Aug. 5 22.32 102 & 100 Yee Kuk Street, Shum Shui Po. Joss Paper Manu-facturers 1 3 2Damages.
A cargo vessel of 1,199 tons gross, loading Benzine. Sixty-six cases of benzine out of a total of 1,758 cases in No. 2 hold destroyed by explosion and fire, rest of contents damaged by water and breakage. Hull and bulk-heads of No. 2 hold damaged by heat and distortion.
One male killed. Three males injured by burns.
Two buildings each of three floors covering an area of about 120 x 45 ft. (used as bakery, shops and tenement dwellings) and contents severely damaged by fire and roofs off. Facades of Nos. 133 & 135 damaged by fire (adjoining).
Two buildings each of three floors covering an area of 60 x 50 ft. (used as workshops, stores and tenement dwellings). First and second floors and contents severely damaged by fire, ground floors and contents by water.
Two males and one female injured by jumping from first floor into street before arrival of Brigade.
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Table III,-Continued,
SUMMARY OF MOST SERIOUS FIRES DURING YEAR 1932.
Fire Extinguished by
Date 1932
Time of Call (Hours)
Address.
Business.
Hyd- rants
Eng- Fire
ines Floats
July 15
08.52 Lying at Oil Instal-
S.S. "Chip Shing".
1
1
lation Wharf, Lai Chi Kok.
July 31
02.58 131 & 129 Pei Ho
Street, Shum Shui Po.
Bakers and Con-
fectioners.
2
3
1.
Aug. 5
22.32 102 & 100 Yee Kuk
Street, Shum Shui Po.
Joss Paper Manu
facturers
1
3
2
Damages.
A cargo vessel of 1,199 tons gross, loading Benzine. Sixty six cases of benzine out of a total of 1,758 cases in No. 2 hold destroyed by explosion and fire, rest of contents damaged by water and breakage. Hull and bulk-heads of No. 2 hold damaged by heat and distortion.
One male killed. Three males injured by burns.
Two buildings each of three floors covering an area of about 120 x 45 ft. (used as bakery, shops and tenement dwellings) and contents severely damaged by fire and roofs off. Facades of Nos. 133 & 135 damaged by fire (adjoining).
Two buildings each of three floors covering an area of 60 x 50 ft. (used as workshops, stores and tenement dwellings). First and second floors and contents severely damaged by fire, ground floors and contents by water.
Two males and one female injured by jumping from first floor into street before arrival of Brigade.
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