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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1975

FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU CARRIED OUT 12,606 INSPECTIONS IN AUGUST ******

THE FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU OF THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT CARRIED OUT 12,606 INSPECTIONS IN AUGUST, BRINGING THE TOTAL FOR THE FIRST EIGHT MONTHS OF THE YEAR TO 105,698, AN AVERAGE OF ABOUT 13,200 EACH MONTH.

THERE WAS A MARKED INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES INSPECTED RESULTING FROM THE INTRODUCTION THIS APRIL OF ANNUAL LICENSING OF LORRIES USED TO CONVEY FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS AND COMPRESSED GASES. A TOTAL OF 112 INSPECTIONS WERE CONDUCTED AT THE TESTING CENTRE. AT HARBOUR ROAD FIRE STATION, COMPARED WITH 16 IN THE PREVIOUS MONTH, 11 IN JUNE, 16 IN MAY AND ONE IN APRIL.

MORE THAN HALF OF THE INSPECTIONS (6,649) MADE IN AUGUST WERE PROMPTED BY COMPLAINTS, OF WHICH 5,595 RELATED TO MEANS OF ESCAPE FROM BUILDINGS. THERE WERE 2,816 INSPECTIONS OF FACTORIES AND OTHER INDUSTRIAL PREMISES AND 729 INSPECTIONS OF PREMISES USED FOR STORING OR MANUFACTURING DANGEROUS GOODS.

BUREAU OFFICERS INVESTIGATED SEVEN FIRES IN DEPTH.

THERE WERE 817 INSPECTIONS CARRIED OUT ON MEANS OF ESCAPE FROM BUILDINGS WHICH DID NOT ARISE FROM COMPLAINTS, AND 163 INSPECTIONS OF BUILDING VENTILATION SYSTEMS.

OTHER INSPECTIONS INCLUDED FIRE SERVICE INSTALLATIONS (292), SCHOOLS (439), RESTAURANTS AND NIGHTCLUBS (244), PLACES OF PUBLIC ASSEMBLY (132), NEON SIGNS (7), TIMBER YARDS AND STORAGE (141) AND MISCELLANEOUS (58).

A TOTAL OF 525 NEW BUILDING PLANS WERE SUBMITTED TO THE BUREAU FOR PROCESSING.

DURING THE MONTH, 172 FIRE HAZARD ABATEMENT NOTICES WERE ISSUED= 107 PROSECUTIONS WERE UNDERTAKEN FOR VARIOUS OFFENCES, RESULTING IN THE IMPOSITION OF FINES AMOUNTING TO $38,410.00.

MORE THAN 800 ITEMS OF FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT IN GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS AND QUARTERS WERE TESTED.

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