it was discovered that it was a case of arson. А resident of the tenement had deliberately set fire to the building with the use of volatile spirits which he sprinkled over the whole of the flat. Before starting the fire, he attacked various inmates in the flat with a chopper. 3 persons suffered serious injuries and succumbed. 3 other persons also received severe injuries. During the fire fighting operation, the Fire Brigade rescued 2 injured women from the upper floors of the burning build- ing. The criminal was arrested, tried and sentenced to death by the Supreme Court.
21. 11. 51. Squatter Area. At about 19.30 hours on the 21.11.51, a disastrous fire broke out in the squatter area at Tung Tau Village Kowloon City. This fire involved a large number of squatter huts, the great majority of which, being constructed of highly inflammable materials, were destroyed by fire. The fire was brought under control by the Fire Brigade and Auxiliary Fire Service assisted by Army personnel. The difficulty of controlling this fire was increased, as often happens with squatter fires, by the existence in the area of illegal stores of kerosene and other inflammable liquids. Some members of the Fire Brigade suffered superficial injuries during the fire-fighting operations.
3. The Brigade also attended one aircraft crash on 17. 10. 51. A Royal Air Force Vampire jet fighter plane crashed at Kai Tak New Village, Clear Water Bay Road opposite 25 Runway, Kai Tak Airport after over-running the runway on landing. The pilot was injured.
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The ship fires listed in §1 include all marine calls, the most serious for the year being the S.S. "Victoria Peak”,
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