Fire_Services_1964-1965 — Page 54

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APPENDIX III

ANALYSIS OF SPECIAL SERVICES

FOR THE PERIOD FROM 1,4,64 TO 31.3.65

Causes

Traffic Accidents

No. of Incidents

No. of Deaths and

Injuries

100

312

House Collapses

Flooding of domestic premises

Trapped in lifts

Hanging (suicide)

Falling from high buildings

Locked in/out of premises

Falling into harbour/nullah/well

Explosions

Landslides

43

75

27

134

11

12

12

13

14

41

5

43

45

7

10

37

68

Animal rescues

11

Trapped by machinery

23

23

Trapped by debris

1

1

Drowning

47

47

Electric shock.

5

5

Blasting operations.

3

7

Aircraft

Threatening to jump from high buildings

28

10

Leakage of inflammable liquids

*

15

Overcome by gas

6

12

Dangerous goods storage

Miscellaneous.

1

131

52

'Total

728

709

41

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