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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER

FIRE TRAGEDY RECALLED

(Continued from Pago 6.)

and brickwork that it was not until shortly after 4 a.m. that he noticed the fireman's helmet. Upon removing the material it was discovered to be No. 77 (deceas ed). He was found practically in the middle of the ground foor lying on his left side, his body doubled up and his head pointing towards the entrance of the floor. Witness called to Inspector Shan- non, Divisional Inspector at Cen-1 tral, and the body was removed.

Later on that day he made an examination of the premises, and noticed, on the remaining part of the second floor, the remains of a brick wall, apparently without any support underneath It. When the debris was removed from the ground floor there were consider able quantities of bricks and les. The collapse of these floors was unusual when compur- ed with other collapses.

In reply to the foreman, witness said that if they had been able to get water immediately, they could have confined the fire to the second floor only.

Fireman's Escape,

Ngan Sun, Fireman No. 14, güve dramatle evidence of his escape from the floor. Ho said that ho was detailed to take a hose to the ground floor. Mr. FitzHenry entered with him. The staircase was on ẞre, No. 77 was with him at the time. Mr. Fitzonry then left to get water put, on. He was holding to a water hose with the deceased behind. While they were walling for the water the dobris fell on them, and he was knocked down. He got up, and a fishmonger from outside broke the rear window to enable him to get out

Sausage Factory on Flour. Chan Kwok, manager of the Kee Yau preserved ment shop, No. 355, Queen's Road, Central, sald that the first and second floors were used as a factory for mak- Ing anusages. The ground floor was used for business. There were 144 atoves on the first and second floors, 72 in each. Those stoves were Alled with charcoal and were kept alight night and day. On the second floor there were shelves of sausages weighing over 1,000 catties, while on the first floor the shelves of saysages weighed about 800 cattles. The drying places for these sausages were made of bricks ench measur- ing two and

half feet high. There were three such drying places on both floors. They were six feet long, 6.9 feet wide and 2.5 feet high, in Chinese measure. ments, but the supporting polus reached to the roof.

Continuing his ovidence, the witness said he returned to his family home at 9 p.m. and at 11.45 was informed by fokis of the fire. On arrival at the scene, the whole building was ablaze. He catimat- ed the damage to be about $18,- 500, excluding the furniture, damage to which amounted to $2,- 300. His business was' prosper- ous,

Replying to questiona, by the Deputy Superintendent, the wit- ness said there were four walls dividing the drying compartments. He had the brick walls built with- : out obtaining sanction from the Public Works Department,

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The Coroner: Is sanction re- quired under the Ordinance?

A. P.W.D. representative Court replied that sanction wa required for any alteration or re-. pair to building.

Replying to further questions, the witness said that he added four iron girders to support the first floor, but not the second floor, He obtained pormission from the landlord to build the walls,

Replying to the foreman, wit- ness said the fires in the stove burned the whole night. There was no special foki appointed to look after the fire, but fokia work- ing on the verandah kopt an eye on It.

The Coroner: What work are they doing on the verandah In the night?

Witness: Making sausages and sometimes, sleeping.

Are they told to make sages at night?--Yes,

Should they have been awake at the time of the fire 7-They were all asleep.

Ng Sing, employed as a meat preserver, employed at the Ki Yau shop, stated he was asleep with five others on the second floor verandah whop the fire broke out. Ho cacaped by running next door. Ng Lam, a "boy" who was also nalcop on the second floor veran- dah, said he escaped by climbing over the verandah.

Ng Wu, general assistant, said he, with Ave ethers slept on the first

bodor. verandah.. He went to

after 9 p.m., on the night in question, Sausages, were boing dried then. He was awaken- ed by shouting and saw fire on the socond

cond floor. He ran down the stairs, and escapod.

Foreman: Aro there procau- tions taken, such as buckets of water or buckets of sand?

Witness: No.

Replying to the Coroner, In- spector Shannon said there was no evidence whatever as to the cause of the fire,"

Without retiring, the jury re turned, the verdict stated übero,

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