AnnualReport-1932 — Page 339

Table III,-Continued.

SUMMARY OF MOST SERIOUS FIRES DURING YEAR 1932,

Fire Extinguished by

Date 1932

Time of Call

Address.

Business.

(Hours)

Hyd-

Eng- rants ines

Fire Floats

Oct. 13

20.04 5 New Market Street. Importers and

Exporters.

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2

Nov. 9

02.09972 Canton Road,

Mong Kok.

Rattan ware dealer.

2

3

2

Dec. 12

00.55 Cheung Chau Island.

Dried grass dealer.

1

1

1

Dec. 15

00.49 Shanghai Street,

Mong Kok.

Wing Hing Timber

Yard.

3

3

2

Damage.

K 39

A building of four floors about 60 x 15 ft. (used as shop, offices, stores and dwelling). Three upper floors gutted and part of roof off, ground floor and contents damaged by water.

A range of buildings of four Hoors, about 60 x 40 ft. (used as shops, stores and tenement dwellings) and contents. severely damaged by fire and roof off.

One female burned to death, eight persons injured, two females rescued by means of Brigade appliances.

A range of buildings covering an area of about 400 x 100 ft. (used as Boat Building sheds, Soy Factory, Preserved Fruit Factory, shops and dwellings) severely damaged by fire and partial collapse.

A range of wooden shed buildings (used as dwellings, machine shops, workshops and stores) and contents and timber severely damaged by fire, heat and water and mostly fallen down, and several stacks of timber, covering an area of about 450 x 350 feet damaged by fire and heat.