Fire_Services_1964-1965 — Page 41

VEHICLE ACCIDENT

154. On 17th October 1964, at 2.25 p.m. at Clear Water Bay Road, Kowloon, a van transporting 15 persons crashed down the hillside. Fire Service personnel extricated 12 persons alive and 3 dead.

COLLAPSE OF SCAFFOLDING

155. On Monday, 19th October 1964, at 10 a.m., the Fire Service was called to Sai Yeung Choi Street, Kowloon, where 5 workers had been trapped in a light well following the collapse of bamboo scaffolding. All 5 were extricated by Fire Service personnel using cutting tools, lines and stretchers and removed to hospital, suffering multiple injuries.

CAR ACCIDENT

156. On Friday, 29th January 1965, at 2.30 a.m., 4 persons were trapped in a private car when it crashed into a tree at Sha Tau Kok. By the use of power tools Fire Service personnel extricated all 4 victims and removed them to hospital where they were certified dead on arrival,

COLLAPSE OF BUILDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION

157. On Friday, 19th March 1965, at 10.30 a.m., the Fire Service was called to a construction site at Tsuen Wan where 2 persons were trapped following a collapse of shuttering and unset concrete and rein- forcing rods. The 2 persons were extricated by Fire Service personnel and removed to Tsuen Wan Clinic.

SKIN DIVING SERVICE

158. Fire Service divers were called out on 36 occasions during the year. In view of the continuing demand for this type of special service, and the need for full-time training, a whole-time establishment of 6 Divers/Instructors was approved during the year.

TRAINING

159. Pending completion of the Central Training School at Sek Kong now scheduled for 1966/67 the Service continues to improvise. In spite of difficulties brought about by the temporary use of even more temporary premises, and the almost permanent division of our small

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