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APPENDIX 11.

Summary of most serious fires for the period 1st May, 1946 to 31st March, 1947.

FIRE EXTINGUISHED BY.

Hydrants. Pumps. Fire Floats.

DATE.

TIME OF CALL

PLACE

(hours)

11th May, 1946

12.44

Admiralty House,

3

2

Conduit Road.

12th August, 1946

08.53

A.P.C. Installation,

Tai Kok Tsui.

28th August, 1946

12.00

Royal Air Force

Garage,

Garden Road.

6th November, 1946

10.14

78, Un Chau St.,

Sham Shui Po.

N

2

2 and

2 foam

units.

2 and 2 foam

units.

4th February, 1947

04.58

S.S. "SAI ON" lying

alongside

Tung On Wharf.

2

REMARKS.

A building of two floors covering an area of about 100 feet X 60 feet, and contents severely damaged by fire and roof off.

A steel and corrugated iron shed about 100 feet X 80 feet and 5,000 gallons of petrol destroyed by fire.

A wooden shed building about 100 feet X 40 feet and contents consisting of motor spares, tyres, etc. destroyed by fire.

A R.C.C. building of 3 floors used as knitting factory and dwelling. Second floor and contents severely damaged by fire following a petrol explosion which

which instantly killed 11 persons.

A river steamer of 1950 tons gross. Two upper decks severely damaged by fire and cargo in lower deck damaged by fire and water.

132 per- sons trapped aft of lower deck perished. 25 persons rescued from ship and har- bour and removed to hospital by Fire Brigade Ambulances.

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