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Table III.

SUMMARY OF MOST SERIOUS FIRES DURING YEAR 1937.

Date. Time of Call Address. (Hours) Fire Extinguished by Business- Remarks. Jan. 8 01.25 37, Queen's Road, Central. Hy-drants. Eng-ines. Floats. Silk Store. A building of three floors, about 90x30 feet (used as shops, stores and dwelling). Ground floor (sub-divided by wood and glass partitions into four shops) and contents severely damaged by fire, heat, smoke, water and breakage; upper floors and contents slightly damaged by heat, smoke and water. About 6x4 feet of flooring on first floor damaged by cutting away. Feb. 23 19.20 Lying at Kowloon Dock, Hung Hom. S.S. "Willy". Oil tanker, A steel vessel of about 8,400 tons gross. A quantity of benzine destroyed and wearing apparel burned by explosion and fire in intermediate compartment on starboard side of pump room, paintwork in ditto scorched. May 22 03.47 (late call). 23, Sha Po Road, Kowloon City. 21, 3 4 Grocery shop. A building of three floors about 30 x 15 feet (used as shops and dwelling) severely damaged by fire, heat, smoke and water. 21, do Rice Dealers. A building of three floors, about 30×15 feet (used as shop and dwelling). Two upper floors and contents damaged by fire, heat, smoke and water, shop and contents under by water (adjoining and communicating with house No. 23). 4 persons burned to death. K (1) 15 36 2 3 1 4 males severely burned on head, arms, body and legs and taken to Hospital, 1 since dead.

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Table III. SUMMARY OF MOST SERIOUS FIRES DURING YEAR 1937. Date. Time of Call Address. (Hours) Fire Extinguished by Business- Remarks. Jan. 8 01.25 37, Queen's Road, Central. Hy-drants. Eng-ines. Floats. Silk Store. A building of three floors, about 90x30 feet (used as shops, stores and dwelling). Ground floor (sub-divided by wood and glass partitions into four shops) and contents severely damaged by fire, heat, smoke, water and breakage; upper floors and contents slightly damaged by heat, smoke and water. About 6x4 feet of flooring on first floor damaged by cutting away. Feb. 23 19.20 Lying at Kowloon Dock, Hung Hom. S.S. "Willy". Oil tanker, A steel vessel of about 8,400 tons gross. A quantity of benzine destroyed and wearing apparel burned by explosion and fire in intermediate compartment on starboard side of pump room, paintwork in ditto scorched. May 22 03.47 (late call). 23, Sha Po Road, Kowloon City. 21, 3 4 Grocery shop. A building of three floors about 30 x 15 feet (used as shops and dwelling) severely damaged by fire, heat, smoke and water. 21, do Rice Dealers. A building of three floors, about 30×15 feet (used as shop and dwelling). Two upper floors and contents damaged by fire, heat, smoke and water, shop and contents under by water (adjoining and communicating with house No. 23). 4 persons burned to death. K (1) 15 36 2 3 1 4 males severely burned on head, arms, body and legs and taken to Hospital, 1 since dead.

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Table III. SUMMARY OF MOST SERIOUS FIRES DURING YEAR 1937. - K (1) 15 Date. Time of Call Address. (Hours) Jan. Fire Extinguished by Business- 8 01.25 37, Queen's Road,Silk Store. Central. Hy- Eng- Fire drants. ines. Floats. 36 2 3 1 S.S. "Willy". Feb. 23 19.20 Lying at Kowloon Oil tanker, Dock, Hung Hom. May 22 03.47 23, Sha Po Road, (late Kowloon City. Grocery shop. call). 21, do Rice Dealers. 3 4 כא Remarks. A building of three floors, about 90x30 feet (used as shops, stores and dwelling). Ground floor (sub- divided by wood and glass partitions into four shops) and contents severely damaged by fire, heat, smoke, water and breakage; upper floors and contents slightly damaged by heat, smoke and water. About 6x4 feet of flooring on first floor damaged by cutting away. A steel vessel of about 8,400 tons gross. A quantity of benzine destroyed and wearing apparel burned by explosion and fire in intermediate compart- ment on starboard side of pump room, paintwork in ditto scorched. 4 males severely burned on head, arms, body and legs and taken to Hospital, 1 since dead. A building of three floors about 30 x 15 feet (used as shops and dwelling) severely damaged by fire, heat, smoke and water. A building of three floors, about 30×15 feet (used as shop and dwelling). Two upper floors and contents damaged by fire, heat, smoke and water, shop and contents under by water (adjoining and communicating with house No. 23). 4 persons burned to death.

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Table III.

SUMMARY OF MOST SERIOUS FIRES DURING YEAR 1937.

- K (1) 15

Date.

Time of Call

Address.

(Hours)

Jan.

Fire Extinguished by

Business-

8 01.25 37, Queen's Road,Silk Store.

Central.

Hy- Eng- Fire drants. ines. Floats.

S.S. "Willy".

Feb. 23 19.20 Lying at Kowloon Oil tanker,

Dock, Hung Hom.

May 22 03.47 23, Sha Po Road,

(late Kowloon City. Grocery shop. call).

21,

Rice Dealers.

כא

Remarks.

A building of three floors, about 90x30 feet (used as shops, stores and dwelling). Ground floor (sub- divided by wood and glass partitions into four shops) and contents severely damaged by fire, heat, smoke, water and breakage; upper floors and contents slightly damaged by heat, smoke and water. About 6x4 feet of flooring on first floor damaged by cutting away.

A steel vessel of about 8,400 tons gross. A quantity of benzine destroyed and wearing apparel burned by explosion and fire in intermediate compart- ment on starboard side of pump room, paintwork in ditto scorched.

4 males severely burned on head, arms, body and legs and taken to Hospital, 1 since dead.

A building of three floors about 30 x 15 feet (used as shops and dwelling) severely damaged by fire, heat, smoke and water.

A building of three floors, about 30×15 feet (used as shop and dwelling). Two upper floors and contents damaged by fire, heat, smoke and water, shop and contents under by water (adjoining and communicating with house No. 23).

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