FIRES AND ALARMS DURING THE YEAR 1887,—Continued.
No. DATE.
TIME.
SITUATION OF FIRE.
Partition of house No. 21, Stanley Street,............................................................... Grass on the hill-side near Hoktsui,
A quantity of firewood in the cook house No. 341, Queen's Road West.
Some clothing and matting on ground floor of No. 2,
Rutter's Lane.
A mosquito curtain in house No. 32, Third Street, House No. 42, Queen's Road West,
House No. 13, Triangle Street,
Coals in one of the Kowloon Godown Company's sheds at Tsimshatsui.
113 Nov. 20,
10 p.m.
114
21,
57
115
21,
5.30 p.m.
>>
116
22,
8.15 a.m.
"
117
22,
>>
11 p.m.
118
23,
9.15 p.m.
"
119
24,
3.10 a.m.
120
24,
3.30 p.m.
121
24,
9.30 p.m.
122
25,
"}
123
25,
55
8.20 p.m.
Ko Shing Theatre,
124
25,
59
9 p.m.
125
26,
U
126
26,
3.30 p.m.
127
26,
8.15 p.m.
Ko Shing Theatre,
Some dried grass at No. 16, Wing Fung Street, Matsheds at Taitám Water-Works,
Beams of verandah of No. 348, Queen's Road West,
Grass on the north-side of the hill below Mount Kellet,
Grass on the hill-side near Kai Lung Wan,
128
129
"J
130
131
28,
8.45 p.m.
132
29,
6.40 a.m.
133
"}
29,
7.30 p.m.
134
29,
7.40 p.m.
House No. 4, Staunton Street,
135
29,
12
8.30 p.m.
27,
27,
27,
"}
6.30 p.m.
7.5 p.m.
A kerosine lamp on the ground floor of house No. 20, Graham Street.
First floor of house No. 1, Nullah Lane,
A basket of old clothing at No. 348, Queen's Road West, House No. 107, Wellington Street,............
House No. 163, Queen's Road East, .....
House No. 165, Queen's Road East,
House No. 107, Wellington Street,.
136
137
>>
30,
30,
5 p.m.
House No. 40, Wing On Street,
”,
57
138 Dec.
1,
7 p.m.
Messageries Maritimes Coal Godown, Praya East,
House No. 55, Square Street,
No. OF
BUILDING
DESTROYED.
DAMAGE,
CAUSE.
Wholly. Partly.
Slight
Carelessness with a lamp.
Do..
Unknown.
None
Do.
Very little
Do.
None
Do.
Do.
Incendiary.
1
$150
Unknown,
Ve
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12
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1:
1:21
REMARKS.
Very little Spontaneous combustion.
None
Unknown
None
Unknown,
Do.
Not much Incendiary. Unknown Unknown,
Do.
Do.,
None
Do..
Accidental.
Some old rags saturated with kerosine were found in the staircase.
The house was not insured.
This was a false alarm and a general rush was made for the doors.
A considerabe amount of damage was done to growing trees.
A few acres of grass burnt and part of the wood and young plants slightly damaged. This was a false alarm. A general rush was made for the doors. Two men were arrested for raising false alarm.
$190 Accidental, upsetting of an oil The house was not insured, Slight Unknown.
$1,000
Accidental,
$150
[lamp.
The house was not insured. The house was not insured.
Accidental, bed curtain caught fire while worshipping.
1
$150
Unknown.
Very little
None.
Do.
$16,000 Accidental, upsetting of an oil lamp.
None
Do. Incendiary,
The smouldering ruins of old fire broke out afrosh.
No fire, but the coal was smoking and it was removed.
A piece of rag saturated with kerosine, some matches and joss sticks were found burn- ing at the foot of the staircase.
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