1933-11-28 — Page 11

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OIL TANKER FIRE bo was told by the captain that

the ship was on fire. Hla cabin was situated near the deck, and when he rushed out ho saw that

ENQUIRY OPENED BY the after part of the ship was on-

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voloped in flames and smoke. Ho thon jumped over the sido of the ship on to the wharf,

The tragle fire aboard the ol tanker California at Taun Van Procedure of Unloading. on October 13 Inst, when Ave lives wore lost was recalled at the Kow Questioned as to the usual pro- Toon Magistracy 'yesterday after cadure in which oll was unloaded noon when Mr. D. M. MacDougall, from tankers, witness said the District Officer (South), sitting as first thing would be to open the Coroner, conducted an inquiry into observation holes and a tempera- the circumstances attending the ture taken of the all in the tanks." death of a male child, Chan Ching-The observation hole would bo kan, aged three.

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The jury empanelled consisted of Mesara, R. Stock (foreman), R. Darling and H. Hyndman.

the fire,

of tau

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Witness gave as his opinion that it would not have been pós- alble for anyone on board to cx- Divisional Inspector. F. Bhaf-tract oil from the tanka because tain was in charge of the proceed-want take a mallet. a tackle Ings for the Poller. Mr. R. A. and four or five men to lift up the Wadeson appeared on behalf ofer

servation holo the Texas Oil Company,

alone. There was also no puasi- Giving the facts of

bility of anybody extracting oil Inspector Shaftain said that Call by means of a suction tube. fornia, an oil tanker belonging toj A quantity of huge brass pina, the Texas Oil Company, want which were found on board one alongside the Texas Installation of the sampans after the fre, Wharf at Taun Wan on the oven- were then shown to witness, who ing of Octobor 12. She had a was asked if he had soon anything cargo of benzine and kerosene in like them before. He said they bulk.

belonged to the California and tank tops. had been used ng hinges on the

Related Peport,

About 2 p.m. the ship had un loaded and had taken on another:

almost enrgo. In fact, it was ready to all when an alarm was given that the ship was on fire. Mr. J. C. Fitz Henry, Inspection oficer of the Fire Brigade, stated To trace the fire, it had to be that about 4 p.m. on October 13, mentioned that earlier, two sam the Central Fire Station recolved pans had drawn up alongside the a call from the Water Polico Sta California. One he would call the tion to the effect that, two sam- "birds" sampan because the owner pans were on fire at Taun Wan. was out there for the purpose of There was no indication at the Rolling birds, and the other he time that the fire had occurred an would call the "haberdashery" hour and a half before. gampan an it dealt in haber- dashery.

On arrival at Taun Wan, he found that one of the sampaus was Evidence would bo given that washed ashore at Ching I Island the fire originated on the "bird"] and

still burning. WBA

Tho sampan. At any rate both sam- "haberdashery" sampan was near pane caught Are, and the flames the Texas Installation. shot up a height of nearly 28 fect, Betting slight a сапуду-

The fire on the, "bird" sampan

covered life-boat on the California, was put out. There was no indi

catlon at the time that there had been oil on board.

Looking

The Casualties,

over, the "haber-

There was no concrete evidence as to how the fire originated, but, dashery" sampan, witness found there were two theories. One was the dead body of the deceased on that it was caused by the oil board. He also hoard that some floating on the water being Bet persons were missing. alight, and the other was that it Witness investigated the causo originated on the "bird" sampan of the fire but found no trace of

sampan.

oll or any leakago.

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On the "haberdashery" sampan were originally seven persons, but

In his opinion, there must have two of them were on board the California when the fire occurred. been oft on the sampan when fire The child of three was found dead broke out. He would certainly on the sampan and the body of say that a sampan carrying or the mother was found floating only inflammable in the early stage dinary merchandise was not high- the water subsequently. The other three had not been found. There of a fire. were no casualties on the "bird" Installation Fire Fighters.

Glving evidence, Mr. C. D. Browne, Installation Superinten- dent of the Texas Oil Company at Taun Wan, said he was on the ship at the time the alarm of fire was given. On hearing the alarm, he rushed aft and saw the flames and smoke. He then jumped off the side of the ship to mobiliso the fire gang while somebody: sounded the fire alarm,

Dr. J. B. Mackie, Government Medical Oficer, in evidence said he performed the post mortem examination on the body of the deceased and found more than one-third of its body had been burned, It was identified in his presence as that of Chan Ching

kan.

With both ankles bandaged C. Wheeler, chief steward of the .s.

Inspector Shaftain. The fire California was carried into Court.

tho Wheeler, who broke both ankles broke out at 2.20 p.m. and while escaping from the tanker, matter was reported to the Police said that about 2.15 p.m. on Oc-at 3.30 p.m. Is that right?

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