and trying circumstances. For the prompt and efficient measures taken by them to deal with the aftermath of this disaster they were congratulated by the Colonial Secretary and the Chief Officer, Fire Brigade.
FALSE ALARMS
5. The number of false alarms was high and 82 out of 110 were malicious. Despite prompt action by the Police to apprehend the culprits there was little success.
CAUSES OF FIRES
6. Careless handling and negligent use of inflammable liquids were still by far the most common causes of fires. Children playing with matches and the indiscriminate discarding of lighted cigarette ends caused a large number of fires to break out in dwellings. Burning firewood falling from un- attended chatties and igniting combustible materials on the floor was another cause of fires. A number of fires were traceable to the negligent use of electrical appliances or to the occurrence of short circuits in unprotected and faulty wiring. A great number of fires were also caused by defective or badly made kerosene stoves and by negligent handling of such stoves when used for domestic purposes.
7.
CASUALTIES
Details of casualties recorded as a result of fires and other causes (i.e. landslides, collapsed buildings, drowning, etc.) and of the number of persons rescued by the Brigade are as follows:-
Fires
Death
54
Injured Rescued
210
11
Rescued but died after
8
Landslides, Collapsed
Buildings, Drowning
and other Causes
75
181
2
8. No serious injuries were suffered by the Brigade personnel.
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