NINTH ANNUAL REPORT OP THE FIEE MAESHAL FOR THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA STATISTICS, 1930 wfctr printed by authority of the legislative assembly. VICTORIA, B.C. : Printed by Charles F. Banfield, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty. 1931. To His Honour James Alexander Macdonald, Administrator of the Province of British Columbia. May it please Your Honour: The undersigned has the honour to present the Ninth Annual Report of the Fire Marshal for the year ended December 31st, 1930. R. H. POOLBY, A ttornep-General. Victoria, B.C., March 31st, 1931. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Page. Report of Fire Marshal 5 Table I.—Inspections made and Orders issued 7, 8 Table II.—Fires reported 9,10 Table III.—Causes of Fires 11,12 Table IV.—Classification of Property 13-20 Table V.—Summary 21 Table VI.—Loss of Life 22 REPORT OF FIRE MARSHAL. Office of Fire Marshal, Vancouver, B.C., March 31st, 1931. The Honourable R. H. Pooley, K.C, Attorney-General, Victoria, B.C. Sir,—I have the honour to submit my Ninth Annual Report as Fire Marshal for the year ended December 31st, 1930. I regret having to report an increase over 1929, both in the number of fires and the amount of loss. The increase in the number of fires is largely due to smokers' carelessness and sparks from chimneys in the homes. While the individual loss may be small, you will notjce that the total loss attributed to the causes is considerable. The increased loss of $511,990 over 1929 is accounted for by the industrial fires, thirteen of which amounted to $2,099,001. The largest single loss recorded was the Canadian National Steamship pier in Vancouver, which accounted for a loss of nearly $732,000. This fire occurred while the dock was under construction and was due to an unknown cause. Our investigation revealed that this dock, located at the foot of Main Street, and exposing the wholesale district located on Water Street, had been constructed without any supervision by city or harbour authorities. No fire-walls were provided under this dock. The fire-protection equipment provided did not function owing to the water being shut off. There is no fire-boat on Burrard Inlet. The result of this inefficiency was a loss as noted and a conflagration which might easily have involved the entire Water Street district. At the time of writing the city authorities and the harbour commissioners are still debating about a fire-boat for Vancouver harbour. Fire Prevention.—There has been an increase in the activity of the local assistant fire marshals during the year in the work of inspections and orders for the removal of fire hazards. Over 60,000 inspections have been made and nearly 7,000 orders issued. In addition to this, the members of my staff, Mr. Walker and Mr. Oswald, have made over 800 inspections, giving assistance to the local assistant fire marshals as required. In this connection 121 appeals have been received and passed on by the Fire Marshal. There were no appeals to the Courts from his decisions. Fire Investigation.—The work of fire investigation has been in charge of Mr. W. A. AValker. During the year he has investigated eighty-nine suspicious fires. Nineteen inquiries have been held under section 12 of the " Fire Marshal Act," eight persons have been sent up for trial, and five convictions obtained. Provincial Government Buildings.—Regular inspection has been made of Government institutions which provide for the care of the aged and sick. The pumper referred to in my last report has been put into commission at the Colony Farm, Essondale, and a new fire-hall located at the rear of the new Women's Building has been completed and occupied. Another permanent man has been added to the fire department. With these improvements we feel that all that is humanly possible has been done to protect this institution from the danger of fire. Tranquille.—While conditions from the view-point of fire protection at this institution are not all as we would like to have them, yet much has been done during the year. The basement of the main building has been divided by fire-walls and a sprinkler system installed. Standard fire-doors have been placed to prevent the spread of fire. Plans are being prepared for improving the water system for better fire protection. Old Men's Home, Kamloops.—Improvements in fire-escapes for this Institution were made during the year. While the central portion of the building is far from being fire resistive and would doubtless burn rapidly, yet we feel that everything possible has been done to provide adequate fire-exits. The housekeeping conditions in this institution are excellent. Private and City Hospitals and Institutions.—In co-operation with the Department of the Honourable Provincial Secretary, inspection of all private and semi-public hospitals and institutions has been made during the year. The conditions found in these places vary from excellent to very poor. In many cases buildings entirely unsuited for the purpose intended have been opened and filled with sick and infirm people before an application is made for inspection and licence. This practice should be stopped. The new system of fire districts in charge of sergeants and officers of the Provincial Police Force covering the unorganized portions of the Province has worked satisfactorily. In organized municipalities which have been placed under the Provincial Police the officers of this force are doing excellent work as assistant fire marshals. There has been a large increase during the past year in the work of inspecting and approving plans for public buildings. This work covers the proper location and construction of fire-exits as well as the protection of heating plants. In some cases, however, where plans have not been submitted, it has been found necessary to order changes after construction has been commenced, thereby causing additional cost to the builders. This is an unsatisfactory condition and I hope to submit for your consideration regulations which will remedy it. In this connection I might be permitted to refer to the new Canadian National Steamship dock now under construction in Vancouver. Acting under your instructions, I had a conference with the officials of the engineering department of the railway at Montreal and discussed with them the best methods of protecting it from fire. The conference was highly satisfactory. I was asked to confer with Mr. H. A. Dixon, chief engineer of the Western Division, Winnipeg, in whose office the plans were being prepared. I received the very. finest co-operation from Mr. Dixon and his engineers and it was agreed that the plans should be submitted to this office for approval before work commenced. The result of this co-operation has been that the dock now under construction is admitted by fire-prevention engineers to be one of the best examples of fire-resistive timber construction on the continent. Film Exchanges.—Regular inspection of film exchanges, which are governed by regulations made under the " Fire Marshal Act," has been made during the year. Two hundred and ninety- eight thousand feet of defective film has been removed from service. Moving-picture Theatres Act.—Under this Act we have inspected and approved thirty-six plans, three for new buildings and thirty-three for alterations and improvements in existing buildings. Two hundred and twenty-nine theatre inspections were made and 106 orders issued for improvements and changes. Eleven fires occurred in theatres during the year. Seven were caused by defective film and the balance were due to different causes. One hundred and forty- seven kinematograph machines have been inspected during the year and repairs ordered on seventy-three of them. There were ninety-two examinations held for projectionists during the year. In closing, I again wish to express my appreciation of the efficient work done by the members of my staff, to the members of the Provincial and Municipal Police Forces, to the assistant fire marshals in the various districts, and to yourself for the great personal interest you have shown and the support given me in carrying out the administration of the Act. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, J. A. THOMAS, Fire Marshal. REPORT OF FIRE MARSHAL, 1930. H 7 TABLE I.—INSPECTIONS MADE AND ORDERS ISSUED BY ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHALS. Name. Inspections. Orders. City Municipalities (S3). Alberni Armstrong Chilliwack Courtenay Cranbrook Cumberland Duncan Enderby Fernie Grand Forks Greenwood Kamloops Kaslo. Kelowna Ladysmith Merritt Nanaimo Nelson New Westminster North Vancouver Port Alberni Port Coquitlam Port Moody Prince George Prince Rupert Revelstoke Rossland Salmon Arm Slocan Trail Vancouver Vernon Victoria Totals District Municipalities (28) Burnaby Chilliwack Coldstream Coquitlam Delta Esquimalt Fraser Mills : Glenmore Kent Langley Maple Ridge Matsqui Mission North Cowichan North Vancouver Oak Bay Peachland Penticton Pitt Meadows Richmond Saanich Salmon Arm Spallumcheen Sumas Summerland 6 2 25 47 2 1,388 52 75 13 72 2 27 1 468 18 35 4 268 10 316 3 12 5 24 12 633 0 1,437 108 1,660 196 1,308 207 106 38 02 2 312 126 478 193 201 15 417 71 24 11 1,819 140 30,523 5,046 9,959 264 57,702 6,547 07 10 94 55 3 170 120 12 21 100 12 40 3 10 38 3 H BRITISH COLUMBIA. TABLE I.—INSPECTIONS MADE AND ORDERS ISSUED BY ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHALS—Continued. Name. Inspections. Orders. District Municipalities—Continued. 151 18 21 2 Totals 865 237 Village Municipalities (S). 16 1 243 41 11 13 41 8 Totals 312 62 Fire Districts (12). 43 229 21 490 75 304 95 6 27 of 19 6 8 Totals 1,257 66 60,136 6,912 1929 56,954 43,075 47,221 52,134 6,832 1928 4,938 1927 4,437 5,003 1926 REPORT OF FIRE MARSHAL, 1930. H 9 TABLE II.—FIRES REPORTED. Districts reporting. Number. Amount of Loss. City Municipalities (S3). 2 1 32 3 20 4 5 3 13 6 1 11 2 19 10 3 83 23 57 36 5 7 8 9 16 6 17 4 21 1,117 9 211 $3,075 80 Armstrong 61,529 2,720 Cranbrook ; 6,543 Cumberland 180 38,449 1,301 2,752 0,888 2,000 7,197 Kaslo 1,409 4,760 7,091 4,519 113,329 5,965 15,156 7,148 245 12,370 7,988 6,061 42,424 4,080 8,763 1,543 Trail 7,525 1,723,002 754 32,420 Totals 1,764 $2,139,920 District Municipalities (28). 01 22 18 2 24 1 2 6 9 26 12 7 11 33 44 19 2 12 44 3 2 9 7 51 14 27 $58,505 Chilliwack 32,699 73,556 Delta 15,045 3,088 3,981 1,388 Kent 9,657 15,047 320,088 15,603 3,912 18,450 17,470 Oak Bay . 88,222 7,921 7,191 46,967 31,737 1,010 2,794 54,865 5,535 295,983 1,545 3,624 408 $1,135,883 II 10 BRITISH COLUMBIA. TABLE II.—FIRES REPORTED—Continued. Districts reporting. Number. Amount of Loss. Tillage Municipalities (S). Abbotsford Burns Lake Creston Gibsons Landing.. Mission Smithers Terrace Vanderhoof Totals.... Fire Districts (12). Cariboo, County of loco Kootenay, County of Nanaimo, County of Pacific Mills, Limited Powell River Prince Rupert, County of~ University Area Vancouver, County of Victoria, County of Westminster, County of Yale, County of Totals Grand totals 6 $5,575 2 180 1 195 4 319 4 10,076 2 108 1 2,068 20 $19,121 47 $120,693 1 15 113 452,977 93 180,318 2 22 5 3,169 49 208,023 11 1,808 20 21,063 35 202,320 8 17,066 76 198,686 460 $1,406,160 2,712 $4,701,090 Note.—Construction of buildings— Fire-resisting 48, loss $4,740 Brick or concrete 250, „ 729,800 Frame - 2,414, „ 3,966,550 2,712, $4,701,090 REPORT OF FIRE MARSHAL, 1930. H 11 TABLE III.—CAUSES OF FIRES. Causes of Fires. Acetylene explosion Alcohol on stove Ashes against wood Blanket too near fireplace Boiler insufficiently protected Broken oil-line Brooder insufficiently protected Candle carelessness Carburettor back-firing Car upset Children playing with fire Clothes too near fireplace Clothes too near stove or stove-pipe Coal-gas explosion Coal-oil carelessness Coat hung too near furnace Collision Curtains from stove Defective battery connection Defective brooder Defective chimney Defective feed-pipe connection Defective film Defective fireplace , Defective furnace or furnace-pipe Defective lamp Defective matches ; Defective motor Defective oil-burner Defective oil-stove Defective oven Defective stove or stove-pipe Defective water-heater Defective wiring Delco light plant insufficiently protected Dutch oven back-firing Electrical appliances Exposure , Fire-crackers Furnace explosion Furnace or furnace-pipe insufficiently protected Gasoline carelessness Gasoline explosion Gasoline on exhaust-pipe Gasoline-torch carelessness Gas-plate insufficiently protected Grease on stove Hot bran ignited bedding Hot soldering-iron carelessness Incendiary Incense-burner upset Lamp explosion , Lamp upset Lantern upset Lightning Live coals Match carelessness Matches, children with Matches, mice with Mattress too near stove Molten metal ignited carpet Oil-stove explosion Overheating of machinery bearings Paper from stove Amount of Loss. 1 ?150 1 10 33 32,315 1 10 3 868 1 200 1 101 21 1,829 19 6,491 10 10,057 5 174 1 10 20 4,022 7 3,116 . 3 1,617 1 15 2 1,140 4 223 1 24 3 1,511 125 142,601 1 627 7 4,446 42 19,140 2 438 3 507 7 534 1 100 2 1,787 3 4,320 2 205 34 29,504 1 12 46 59,809 1 6,831 1 34,623 107 25,379 156 282,146 13 204 2 300 17 21,463 23 6,607 3 861 9 5,176 1 169 2 84 20 3,514 1 11 2 28 47 427,556 1 10 1 1,450 7 5,802 2 1,106 8 2,674 28 719 27 3,244 40 13,470 2 45 2 10 1 50 2 107 3 42,223 3 126 H 12 BRITISH COLUMBIA. TABLE III.—CAUSES OF FIRES—Continued. Causes of Fires. Number. Amount of Loss. 1 2 1 1 90 515 2 6 16 11 " 19 297 3 186 2 5 10 4 31 1 41 5 7 1 115 2 6 1 14 1 346 1 2 1 2 12 2,712 $16 1,444 7 97 145,493 189,595 108 74,774 271,070 12,141 176,527 102,689 504 10,830 69 2,228 7,482 3,097 22,181 12 110,292 15,516 4,982 75 116,820 48 765 5 629 390 2,209,430 526 881 41 2,588 Wood too near stove 3,837 Totals ~ $4,701,090 _ REPORT OF FIRE MARSHAL, 1930. H 13 TABLE IV.—CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY BURNED AND CAUSES. Property. Causes. Amount of Loss. Aeroplane plants 1 102 . .. . 155 Clothes too near stove 1 1 1 2 1 r> 0 1 4 1 9 61 8 7 1 5 1 17 10 2 1 1 3 4 0 8 3 1 3 1 46 15 34 1 «> 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 0 4 1 3 1 5 19 1 ] 1 $225 Apartments $123 597 141 1,947 100 694 84 30 131 23 24 9,499 371 208 5 275 50 Defective matches Defective stove-pipe Electrical appliances Gas-plate insufficiently protected Live coals Match carelessness Short circuit Sparks from chimney Sparks from fireplace Stove or stove-pipe insufficiently protected ... 14,302 $3,491 10,057 1,140 24 627 403 4,195 724 4,497 1,725 75 748 25 16,870 1,225 18,054 0 5 Car upset Defective battery connection Defective feed-pipe connection Exposure Gasoline carelessness Gasoline on exhaust-pipe Lantern upset Matches, children with Short circuit Smokers' carelessness Unknown Defective chimney 64,880 $15 8,249 35 30 1,134 • Sparks from chimney Sparks from forge Spontaneous combustion Exposure '. Rubbish too near furnace Smokers' carelessness 9,403 $3,040 1,075 2 4,121 $334 0 . .. 49 340 $720 1,031 2,179 2,525 9,348 14,030 3,585 320 602 25 26,600 30,230 1 1 1 Lantern upset Short circuit Sparks from bonfire ; Sparks from bush fire Sparks from chimney Spontaneous combustion Smokers' carelessness Spontaneous combustion Gasoline carelessness 91,930 13 Barracks Battery plants 267 Blacksmith-shops 400 H 14 BRITISH COLUMBIA. TABLE IV.—CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY BURNED AND CAUSES—Continued. Property. Causes. Amount of Loss. Boarding-houses Churches Clubs 10 Boat-building works 1 Boat-houses 1 Bottling-works 2 Breweries 1 Bunk-houses 4 Canneries 2 Carpenter-shops 1 Chicken-houses 22 Coalyards Cold-storage plants .. Construction-wagons Cooperages Dairies Derricks Dry-cleaning establishments 15 Defective chimney Live coals Match carelessness Matches, children with Smokers' carelessness Sparks from chimney Sparks from fireplace Unknown Sparks from furnace Sparks from bush fire Smokers' carelessness Wood too near stove Smokers' carelessness Smokers' carelessness Sparks from chimney Stove-pipe insufficiently protected Smokers' carelessness Sparks from chimney Gasoline carelessness Ashes against wood Brooder insufficiently protected .... Defective brooder Defective lamp Defective stove Exposure Smokers' carelessness Stove explosion Stove insufficiently protected Unknown Coal-gas explosion Defective chimney Defective wiring Exposure Short circuit Defective chimney Defective wiring Exposure Oil-stove explosion Smokers' carelessness Sparks from burning rubbish Sparks from chimney Spontaneous combustion Unknown Boiler insufficiently protected Exposure Gasoline carelessness Unknown Electrical appliances Boiler insufficiently protected Exposure Gasoline carelessness Gasoline explosion Static electricity Unknown $4,640 57 3 66 92 422 37 6,938 1 87 1 300 1 $35 1 14 49 1 49 1 $100 1 26 y 7,520 7,046 1 $88,107 1 1,111 89,218 4 1 1 $25 1 101 3 1,511 1 57 1 10 1 12 2 42 1 50 4 699 7 19,424 21,931 1 $48 1 3,797 1 2,000 £> 18,761 1 35 24,641 1 $20 1 10 1 94 1 67 5 109 1 10,750 3 1,390 1 492 1 2,500 15,432 50 1 *:> 311 1 550 1 10,018 103 1 1 $352 1 1,273 1,025 ■ ) $058 1 82 1 15 1 3 REPORT OF FIRE MARSHAL, 1930. H 15 TABLE IV.—CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY BURNED AND CAUSES—Continued. Property. Causes. Amount of Loss. Dwellings 1,62.: Elevators (grain) Alcohol on stove 1 Ashes against wood 25 Blanket too near fireplace 1 Candle carelessness 20 Children playing with fire 5 Clothes too near fireplace 1 Clothes too near stove or stove-pipe 22 Coal-gas explosion 5 Coal-oil carelessness 2 Coat hung too near furnace- 1 Curtains from stove 4 Defective chimney 98 Defective fireplace 30 Defective furnace or furnace-pipe ' 2 Defective matches 5 Defective stove or stove-pipe 25 Defective water-heater 1 Defective wiring 29 Electrical appliances 85 Exposure 40 Fire-crackers 11 Furnace explosion 1 Furnace or furnace-pipe insufficiently protected 11 Gasoline carelessness 3 Gasoline-torch carelessness 1 Grease on stove 13 Hot bran ignited bedding 1 Hot soldering-iron carelessness 2 Incendiary 24 Lamp upset 5 Lightning - 6 Live coals - 25 Match carelessness 17 Matches, children with 25 Matches, mice with 1 Mattress too near stove 2 Molten metal ignited carpet 1 Oil-stove explosion 1 Paper from stove 2 Parcel laid on stove caught fire 1 Rug oyer hot-air register 1 Short circuit 19 Smokers' carelessness 247 Sparks from bonfire 9 Sparks from burning rubbish 6 Sparks from bush fire 12 Sparks from chimney 252 Sparks from fireplace 175 Sparks from furnace . 1 Sparks from stove or stove-pipe 25 Spectacles in paper used to light fire 1 Spontaneous combustion 14 Stove explosion 0 Stove or stove-pipe insufficiently protected .... 92 Sun's rays 2 Tar boiling over 5 Tea-cosy laid on stove 1 Thawing pipes 12 Unknown 102 Varnish boiling over 1 Water-jacket explosion 1 Wood too near furnace 2 Wood too near stove 9 Short circuit 1 $10 10,334 10 726 174 10 1,508 3,030 1,167 15 223 77,413 17,332 438 393 23,767 12 40,554 4,785 34,827 178 125 3,601 2,281 109 1,607 11 28 22,503 3,972 395 632 2,357 10,239 30 10 50 40 117 16 7 11,449 47,275 14,017 1,000 8,492 92,273 10,561 1,629 18,312 12 5,115 4,932 97,524 48 713 5 524 201,341 526 41 2,588 3,308 5780,901 503 H 16 BRITISH COLUMBIA. TABLE IV.—CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY BURNED AND CAUSES—Continued. Property. Causes. Amount of Loss. Factories (bed and mattress) Factories (box) - 1 Factories (can) 1 Factories (furniture) 3 Factories (glass) - 1 Factories (jam) - 1 Factories (paper box) 1 Factories (sash and door) .. 1 Factories (soap and floor- wax) 1 Fertilizer plants 1 Fishing-boats 2 Fish-packing plants 1 Fish-salteries 1 Foundries 11 Garages Gasoline-stations Gas plants Golf club-houses .. Greenhouses Halls 35 Hay-stacks 2 Hop-kilns 1 Hospitals 11 Spontaneous combustion Static electricity Unknown Incendiary Sparks from furnace Unknown Electrical appliances Unknown Short circuit Unknown Grease on stove Unknown Stove insufficiently protected Unknown Incendiary Ashes against wood Defective oven Defective wiring Furnace-pipe insufficiently protected Sparks from chimney Sparks from forge Sparks from furnace Spontaneous combustion Unknown Defective chimney Defective oil-burner Defective wiring Exposure Gasoline carelessness Incendiary Lamp explosion Matches, children with Short circuit Smokers' carelessness Spontaneous combustion Stove insufficiently protected Unknown Unknown „. Defective lamp Defective chimney Smokers' carelessness Unknown Sawdust too near burner Wood too near stove Defective fireplace Furnace-pipe insufficiently protected .Matches, mice with Smokers' carelessness Spontaneous combustion Unknown Smokers' carelessness Unknown Unknown Coal-gas explosion Defective fireplace Incendiary 1 $128 1 13,099 $13,S27 1 1,067 1 529 1 $350 o 32,738 33,094 1 93 1 13,738 1 00,808 1 150 1 10 1 30,000 ft 670 1 3,800 1 14,000 1 $190 2 205 1 9,210 1 75 1 49 1 39 1 131 1 50 2 1,600 11,549 2 $75 1 135 1 350 3 14,150 3 1,145 1 11,989 1 1,450 1 110 5 2,550 6 1,290 1 286 1 25 9 31,980 65,541 6,184 1 1 350 1 $0,044 1 25 1 40 6,109 1 $97 1 145 242 2 $848 1 17,470 1 15 1 575 1 6,191 -) 10,050 35,149 1 $400 1 750 1,150 1 45,410 1 $38 1 178 1 6,500 REPORT OF FIRE MARSHAL, 1930. H 17 TABLE IV.—CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY BURNED AND PAUSES—Continued. Property. Causes. Amount of Loss. Hotels 83 House-boats .... Launches Laundries Lime plants .... Logging camps Lumber-yards & Machine-shops 1 Mining property 1 Offices 21 Paper-mills 1 Photographic studios 1 Planing-mills 1 Pole camp's 4 Pool-rooms 1 Power-houses 1 Printing-offices 3 Railway-stations 3 Restaurants 17 Smokers' carelessness 2 Sparks from chimney 4 Sparks from fireplace 1 Spontaneous combustion 1 Defective chimney 3 Defective stove-pipe 1 Delco light plant insufficiently protected 1 Exposure 5 Gasoline carelessness 1 Smokers' carelessness 58 Sparks from chimney 1 Sparks from fireplace 1 Spontaneous combustion 1 Stove-pipe insufficiently protected 1 Unknown 10 Unknown 1 Carburettor back-firing 2 Exposure 1 Unknown 2 Defective wiring 2 Water in lime 2 Defective stove-pipe 1 Sparks from bush fire 2 Sparks from engine 1 Sparks from slash fire 2 Unknown 1 Smokers' carelessness 1 Unknown 2 Lamp upset '. 1 Smokers' carelessness 1 Defective fireplace 2 Defective oil-stove 1 Electrical appliances , 2 Exposure T Match carelessness 1 Short circuit '- 1 Smokers' carelessness 3 Spontaneous combustion 1 Stove-pipe insufficiently protected 2 Unknown 1 Unknown 1 Exposure 1 Overheating of machinery bearings 1 Incendiary 2 Smokers' carelessness 1 Unknown 1 Exposure 1 Incendiary 1 Defective oil-burner 1 Smokers' carelessness 2 Exposure 1 Smokers' carelessness 1 Unknown 1 Defective chimney 1 Defective oil-stove 1 Defective stove 2 $34 1,636 16 71 $33,435 1,000 0,831 1,037 80 0,032 2,234 8 731 5,198 134,149 $3,000 87 0,044 $714 36,278 325 1,251 38,080 $25 69,946 $757 113 37 4,757 3 195 151 650 890 3,060 $8,037 4,725 4,195 $1,652 161 $2,490 25 $45 300 151 3,473 191,335 31S 9,731 206 881 76,648 69,971 30 93 10,013 o 11,283 15 16,957 11,005 200 1,813 2,540 H 18 BRITISH COLUMBIA. TABLE IV.—CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY BURNED AND CAUSES—Continued. Property. Causes. Amount of Loss. Road-houses Rooming-houses Round-houses Sawmills Schools Sheds Shingle-mills 40 14 2C> Exposure 2 Grease on stove 2 Smokers' carelessness 1 Sparks from chimney 3 Stove insufficiently protected 3 Thawing pipes 1 Unknown 1 Smokers' carelessness 1 Ashes against wood 1 Defective chimney 1 Defective fireplace 1 Electrical appliances 1 Exposure 1 Gasoline carelessness 1 Gasoline explosion .1 Incense-burner upset , 1 Match carelessness 1 Matches, children with 2 Smokers' carelessness 26 Sparks from chimney 4 Stove insufficiently protected 2 Unknown 8 Sparks from engine 1 Boiler insufficiently protected 1 Dutch oven back-firing 1 Gasoline explosion - 1 Incendiary 4 Short circuit 2 Smokers' carelessness 1 Sparks from boiler 4 Sparks from bush fire 1 Sparks from mill burner 7 Sparks from slash fire 2 Spontaneous combustion 2 Unknown — 14 Defective chimney 2 Exposure 1 Furnace insufficiently protected 1 Incendiary 2 Matches, children with 1 Smokers' carelessness : 2 Sparks from chimney 1 Sparks from stove 1 Unknown 3 Ashes against wood 1 3 Defective lamp 1 Lightning 1 Matches, children with 3 Short circuit —. 1 Smokers' carelessness 3 Sparks from bonfire 1 Sparks from chimney 1 Sparks from engine 1 Sparks from mill burner 1 Spontaneous combustion 2 Tar boiling over 1 Unknown 7 Overheating of machinery bearings 1 Sparks from boiler 2 $184 1,428 72 50 455 15 6,000 $596 134 25 132 4,100 116 15 10 2 16 1,886 621 64 3,931 34,623 704 243,988 1,133 1,597 09,948 130,795 3,138 1,846 9,051 410,068 $151 2,928 212 3,735 40 503 249 1,500 2,203 $55 100 100 150 5,739 304 200 5 10 5 312 52 2,911 $42,000 4,820 1,700 309 11,648 169 907,417 11,581 9,949 REPORT OF FIRE MARSHAL, 1930. H 19 TABLE IV.—CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY BURNED AND CAUSES—Continued. Property. Causes. Amount of Loss. Ships 1 Skating-rinks 1 Smelting plants 13 Stables 4 Stone-cutting plants 1 Stores 112 Stores and apartments Stores and dwellings 11 36 Sparks from mill burner 2 Spontaneous combustion 2 Unknown 1 Sparks from acetylene-torch 1 Furnace explosion 1 Broken oil-line 1 Defective chimney 1 Defective wiring 2 Furnace insufficiently protected 1 Short circuit 5 Sparks from furnace 1 Spontaneous combustion 2 Lamp upset 1 Smokers' carelessness 1 Sparks from bonfire 1 Sparks from chimney 1 Unknown 1 Ashes against wood 2 Clothes too near stove 2 Defective chimney 3 Defective oil-stove 1 Defective stove-pipe 1 Electrical appliances 8 Exposure 29 Fire-crackers 1 Furnace insufficiently protected 1 Gasoline carelessness 2 Grease on stove 4 Incendiary 2 Matches, children with 2 Short circuit , 4 Smokers' carelessness 21 Sparks from burning rubbish 2 Sparks from chimney 3 Sparks from stove 2 Spontaneous combustion 1 Static electricity 2 Stove-lid dropped on floor , 1 Thawing pipes 1 Turpentine ignited from furnace 1 Unknown 16 Clothes too near stove ' 1 Defective wiring 1 Paper from stove 1 Rubbish too near furnace 1 Smokers' carelessness 5 Unknown 2 Defective chimney 6 Defective stove-pipe 1 Electrical appliances ■ 1 Exposure S Furnace-pipe insufficiently protected 1 Gasoline carelessness 1 Smokers' carelessness 3 Sparks from chimney 6 Sparks from stove 1 Spontaneous combustion 1 Unknown 7 $4,339 57,891 3,053 $200 50 100 • 50 920 25 150 $1,800 500 175 280 $21,115 2,320 1,113 3,907 2,483 267 101,286 8 50 599 463 4,108 276 34,576 1,742 37 44 984 19 54 75 90 390 190,298 $11 3,551 9 369 185 10,474 $12,048 1,700 15 38,176 5 17 472 1,777 130 125 30,101 $112,109 56 175 1,495 2,755 1,198 306,304 14,599 84,560 II 20 BRITISH COLUMBIA. TABLE IV.—CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY BURNED AND CAUSES—Continued. Property. Causes. Amount of Loss. Stores and hotels Stores and offices Stores, offices, and rooms Stores and rooms Street-cars Theatres ... Tug-boats Undertaking-parlours Warehouses 17 4 35 11 24 Welding-shops 1 Wharves 3 Wood-working plants 2 Totals 2,712 Electrical appliances Smokers' carelessness Unknown Defective stove Electrical appliances Exposure Fire-crackers Smokers' carelessness Sparks from acetylene-torch Spontaneous combustion Unknown Exposure Defective wiring Electrical appliances Exposure Gasoline carelessness Incendiary Smokers' carelessness Sparks from chimney Unknown Wood too near stove Defective wiring Defective film Defective motor Exposure Smokers' carelessness Unknown Coal-oil carelessness Defective wiring Gasoline on exhaust-pipe Unknown Defective chimney Defective stove-pipe Candle carelessness Defective chimney Electrical appliances Exposure Incendiary Overheating of machinery bearings Short circuit — Sparks from bonfire Sparks from stove Static electricity Unknown Acetylene explosion Exposure Unknown Sparks from burning rubbish Sparks from chimney 1 $00 1 64 1 25,500 $25,024 1 $1,199 1 52 3 250 1 18 0 1,279 1 52 1 738 3 13,876 17,464 4 590 1 $99 1 10 8 2,290 1 33 3 17,081 10 4,202 2 49 2 28,554 1 310 52,694 353 9 7 $4,440 1 100 1 307 1 1,102 1 208 6,223 1 $450 1 2,953 1 679 1 186 4,208 1 $5 1 33 1 $1,103 1 3,039 3 19,725 8 13,396 1 92,441 1 208 1 1,283 1 253,087 1 1,250 1 1,748 5 26,347 413,627 1 150 Q $1,022 1 731,900 732,928 1 $25 1 42 2,712 $4,701,090 REPORT OF FIRE MARSHAL, 1930. 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Dwelling Dwelling Dwelling Dwelling Dwelling Dwelling Offices Shingle-mill Shingle-mill Store and rooms Totals, 1930.. Totals, 1929.. Totals, 1928.. Totals, 1927.. Totals, 1920.. Defective stove Electrical appliances Incendiary Matches, child with Unknown Unknown Unknown Overheating of machinery bearings.. Sparks from burner Unknown 2 1 1 1 1 ~8~ 5 10 4 10 VICTORIA, B.C. : Printed by Charles F. Banfield, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty. 1931. 825-031-5033
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