No.
Date.
Time.
No. of Build-
ing destroyed.
Damage.
RETURN OF FIRES AND ALARMS OCCURRED DURING THE YEAR 1886.
Situation of Fire.
Wholly.
Partly.
Cause.
REMARKS.
SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG GOVT GAZETTE OF 29TH JAN., 1887.
99
January
19
>>
4,
"
5,
5.15 p.m.
5,
7.30 p.m.
8,
9,
10
13,
8 p.m.
A stack of grass at Shaukiwán,
11
14,
5.30 a.m.
73
12
19,
13
19,
12.50 a.m.
14
20,
"}
15
16
26,
1.20 a.m.
Grass on hillside West of Mount Davis,
A bed curtain in No. 42, Circular Pathway,
A stack of grass at the back of Joss house at Shaukiwán,
Chimney of No. 27, Gage Street,
Praya Central, Blackhead & Co.'s Store,
Saw dust in No. 21, Pound Lane,
Near Shaukiwán Market,
Grass above Tai-tam-tuk Water-Works,
Grass on the hillside at Mount Davis,
A matshed at Coffee Plantation,....
Trap door No. 297, Queen's Road Central,
A bed curtain and beddings in No. 41, East Street,
Matshed at Hunghòm Docks,
Cook-house No. 61, Praya West,
$60
Trifling
None
Unknown Unknown,
None
Do.
$15
Do.
Trifling
Do.
None
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Carelessness with a lighted cigar,.
Unknown.
Carelessness with matches. Sparks from the Engine House. Unknown.
Do.
Accidental when cooking.
Burning Incense.
Some thousands of young fir trees were destroyed.
A number of Chinese
account books burnt.
$3
Unknown.
$15
Do.
None
Do.
$30
Do.
>>
30,
>>
17
30,
5.30 p.m.
A stack of grass at Taikoktsui, Grass on the bill near Parsee Point,
None
Do.
Do.
Do.
>>
18
31,
6.30 p.m.
Chimney of No. 4, Blue Buildings,.
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19 February 2,
20
2.20 p.m.
No. 186, Hollywood Road, (Po Lok Theatre), Matshed at No. 2, Gap Street,
Whole Block
$30,000
Kerosene Lamp,
5
None
Unknown.
$50
Do.
Two girls aged 9 and
were burned to death.
years respectively
21
>>
22
57
23
"}
24
>
25
39
26
>>
9 p.m.
Stack of grass at Quarry Bay,
9 p.m.
27 March
28
"3
29
11,
30
17,
Midnight
31
21,
6.10 p.m.
15,
26,
3.30 a.m.
3.15 p.m.
5.45 p.m.
4 p.m.
10.40 p.m.
Chimney at No. 1, Seymour Terrace,.
Stack of grass at Shaukiwán,
Matsheds at Naval Yard, Kaulung,
Chimney at No. 11, Cochrane Street,
Grass on the hill at Mount Davis,
Chimney at No. 3, Taipingshán Street,
Matsheds at Belchers Battery,
No. 3, Wing Fung Street,
No. 8, Wai Tak Lane,
Wooden partition at No. 49, West Street,.
Trifling
Incense Sticks.
Do.
Unknown,
$140
Do.
$4,000
Do.
None
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
$280
Do.
$1,200
Kerosene Lamp.
Slight
Do.
32 April
6,
3 a.m.
No. 56, Market Street,..
Do.
Do.
Unknown.
33
22,
Chimney at Hongkong Club,
None
Do.
༣
34
27,
""
5 p.m.
Chimney at No. 5 Station,
35 May
4 a.m.
Staircase of No. 149, Queen's Road West,.
Slight
Do.,
Half catty of Kerosene
Unknown Kerosene Lamp.
was found.
36
6,
3.20 a.m.
No. 84, Queen's Road East,...
37
9,
3 a.m.
Wooden partition at Gilman Bazaar,
Trifling
Unknown.
None
Do.
38
13,
2 a.m.
No. 116, Praya West,
39
39
40
>>
22,
25,
3 a.m.
11.15
p.m.
Chimney of No. 235, Queen's Road Central,..
Mosquito curtain in No. 266, Queen's Road West,
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
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