663343-1887-Fire-Brigade-Report-for-1886 — Page 5

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No.

Date.

Time.

RETURN OF FIRES AND ALARMS OCCURRED DURING THE YEAR 1886,—Continued.

Situation Fire.

No. of Built-

ing destroyed.

Damage.

Wholly.

Partly.

Cause.

REMARKS.

SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG GOVT. GAZETTE OF 29TH JAN., 1887. 101

Some young trees and

grass burned down.

81 November 8,

82

10,

n

83

10,

84

11,

10.30 a.m.

85

13,

5.15 a.m.

86

20,

87

20,

7.15 p.m.

88

22,

89

24,

90

24,

5.40 p.m.

A mosquito curtain No. 60, Praya, Yaumati

91

26,

>>

9 p.m.

92

26,

7 p.m.

93

29,

39

5 p.m.

94 December 5,

95

5 p.m.

>>

96

11,

"

1 p.m.

Bed board at No. 23, Taipingshan Street,

97

13,

Chimney of No. 39, Pottinger Street,..

No. 218, Hollywood Road,

A bundle of firewood in No. 10, West Street,

Rattan shavings in No. 15, Tik Lung Lane,

A mattress in No. 74, Praya East,

Flooring of No. 88, Bridges Street,

Cook-house No. 6, Praya, Hunghòm,.

No. 17, Hollywood Road,

Horse Repository, Garden Road,

No. 106, Queen's Road West,

Chimney No. 36, Praya Central,

A mosquito curtain No. 7, Circular Pathway, A mosquito curtain Square Street,

Hillside near North Fort,...................

Grass on the hill at Aberdeen,

$7

Do.

10

$40,000

None

Trifling

Do.

Unknown.

None

Upsetting of a Kerosene Lamp.

Unknown.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Trifling

Fire from cooking stove.

$5

Some matting caught fire.

Trifling

$270

Explosion of a Kerosene Lamp.

Unknown.

Capsizing of a Kerosene Lamp.

Unknown.

Slight

Do.

$1.20

Do.

Unknown Unknown,

Trifling

Burning of Joss Paper.

Do.

Unknown.

None

Do.

>>

98

15,

10 a.m.

Hills East of Tai-tam-tuk Village,

99

15,

5 a.m.

No. 91, Queen's Road West,

4

Do.

99

100

16,

12.30 p.m.

Grass on hill between Chaiwan and Shekò,

Do.

Accidental when cooking.

Unknown.

3

"

101

17,

7 a.m.

No. 223, Queen's Road West,

$16,000

Spilling of fat in fire.

None

102

17,

8 p.m.

Wooden partition at No. 20, Jervois Street,

103

19,

5.40 p.m.

17

104

20,

1.40 a.m.

No. 67, Bonham Strand West,

Mat-bags in No. 155, Praya West,..

1

2

$18,000

Trifling

Unknown.

Carelessness with a candle.

Unknown.

None

Do.

,,

105

20,

A coal godown in Ship Street,

Do.

Do.

>>

106

22,

3 p.m.

Cook-house of No. 42, Jervois Street,

22

107

24,

5

p.m.

A matshed in Italian Convent's Garden at Kaulung,

$80

Do.

None

Do.

27

108

>>

109

"

110

29

111

29

112

25,

28,

29,

29,

29,

7 p.m.

8.30 p.m.

Chimney of No. 91, Praya West,

Do.

Bursting of a Kerosene Lamp.

7 p.m.

1st floor of No. 23, East Street,

5 p.m.

6.30 p.m.

Grass on hill between Gap and Mount Kellett,.

A mosquito curtain and some bed clothing in No. 49, Square Street,

Grass on the hillside above Pokfulam Road,.

Trifling

Do.

Burning of Joss Paper.

Unknown.

Do.

Dor

Fire Brigade Department, Hongkong, 5th January, 1887.

**

JOHN S. BREWER,

Acting Superintendent Fire Brigade.

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