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APPENDIX II

CAUSES OF FIRES: INCLUDING DEATHS AND INJURIES AT FIRE

FOR THE PERIOD FROM 1.4.65 TO 31.3.66

Causes

No. of Incidents

No. of Deaths and Injuries

Careless handling or disposal of lighted matches,

cigarettes, hot ashes and candles, etc.

944

62

最愛

Careless handling or disposal of joss-sticks, joss-candles,

firecrackers, joss-papers, mosquito coils, etc.

211

5

Hot cinders, sparks and burning soot from foul

chimneys and flues falling on inflammable materials

55

4

Over-turned kerosene stoves and oil lamps

172

72

Unattended cooking stoves, heaters, irons

39

4

***

Misuse of dangerous goods

4

2

***

Children playing with matches

123

6

Electrical faults generally

686

62

Sparks from defective motors

Over-heating of engines, motors and machinery

Boiling-over of oils, tar, wax, etc.

Burst gas mains or pipes

Sparks from welding equipment

Defective cooking stoves

Uncontrolled burning of rubbish

Spontaneous combustion

Suspected arson

Unknown

False alarms

28

5

***

33

5

19

1

12

4

18

2

38

17

***

7

***

2

+4

11

13

***

益

115

162

211

Total

2,728

426

40

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