3RD ALARM-HONG KONG ISLAND
104. A little after 5 a.m. on the 1st February 1965 a fire broke out on the ground floor of a 6-storey R.C.C. building in Davis Street used for industrial and domestic purposes. Cause of fire was determined as faulty electric equipment setting light to partially completed plastic goods. The fire spread rapidly and although brought under control in 20 minutes, resulted in a financial loss of $76,000.
3RD ALARM-MAINLAND
105. A little after 3 a.m. on the 3rd February 1965 a fire broke out on the first floor of a 6-storey R.C.C. building at Wing Kwong Street, Kowloon. The fire (the cause of which was believed to be discarded smoking materials on a wastepaper dump), was brought under control in precisely one hour. 25 members of the public, 9 of whom were in a semi-conscious condition, were rescued by the Fire Service personnel.
3RD ALARM-MAINLAND
106. Just before mid-night on the 7th February 1965 a fire broke out at Fuk Wah Village, Kowloon. One child aged 3 was burned to death and three adults severely injured at this incident, which was caused by children discharging fireworks amongst squatter huts.
2ND ALARM-MAINLAND
107. A little after 9 p.m. on the 31st August 1964 the Fire Service were called to a fire in a godown in Salisbury Road. The fire was not of serious proportions but poisonous fumes involving bleaching powder, sodium cyanide and ammonia had incapacitated a number of workers. Leaking containers were removed to safety by Fire Service personnel wearing breathing apparatus. As a precautionary measure 18 members of the Fire Service were hospitalised temporarily for treatment.
SPECIAL SERVICES OF PARTICULAR INTEREST
OVERTURNED TRAM
108. A little after 7 p.m. on the 12th April 1964 in Queen's Road, Hong Kong, a fully laden tram overturned trapping and/or injuring some 52 people, one of whom died from injuries received. Fortuitously as this incident occurred outside the peak period of demand for am- bulances, it was possible to mobilize very quickly adequate numbers
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