TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT THE FIRE MAESHAL FOR THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA STATISTICS, 1942 PRINTED BY AUTHORITY OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. VICTORIA, B.C. : Printed by Charles F. Banfjeld, Printer t-o the King's Most Excellent Majesty. 1943. To His Honour W. C. Woodward, Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of British Columbia. May it please Your Honour: The undersigned has the honour to present the Twenty-first Annual Report of the Fire Marshal for the year ended December 31st, 1942. R. L. MAITLAND, Attorney-General. Victoria, B.C., March 31st, 1943. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Report of Fire Marshal Table I.—Inspections made and Orders issued Table II.—Fires reported Table III.—Causes of Fires Table IV.—Classification of Property burned Table V.—Summary Table VI.—Loss of Life 5 7 9 11 13 22 23 REPORT OF FIRE MARSHAL. Office of Fire Marshal, Vancouver, B.C., March 31st, 1943. The Honourable R. L. Maitland, K.C., Attorney-General, Victoria, B.C. SIR,;—I have the honour to submit the Twenty-first Annual Report of the Fire Marshal for the year ended December 31st, 1942. The fire loss for the year under review was $2,515,344, an increase over the year 1941 of $906,525. I am not very pleased at this showing as uncontrolled fire is an economic waste at any time, but in war-time, when continuity of production is so vital, fire waste should not be tolerated. The increase is largely due to the great development in production of war supplies and the pushing into service of buildings that had long been idle. In many instances these buildings were not suitable for the particular class of occupancy to which they were put for war industry. Under this heading alone there is an increased loss of almost $300,000. The loss in warehouses has increased by $195,209 and the loss in dwellings and hotels is higher by almost $100,000 than the 1941 totals. This increase, of course, is due to various causes such as defective chimneys in old houses brought into occupancy after many years of idleness and neglect. Defective chimneys caused 218 fires, with a total loss of $136,369, and fires classified under the heading of smokers' carelessness numbered 1,280, causing a loss of $156,857. There were 291 fires of unknown origin during the year, causing a loss of $1,173,621. The number of fires under this heading was only twenty-seven more than in 1941 but the loss was $621,500 more. Almost half of this loss was caused by two major fires in remote places and it was impossible for investigation to disclose the origin. It is regrettable to note that there were thirty-two deaths by fire during the year, which is double the number of last year. Sixteen of these were children, and of these many not much more than infants. In the case of the loss of life of children almost invariably they had been left alone in the house, and, in some instances, were playing with matches or coal-oil, thereby causing fire. During the year 1,771 general inspections were made by the staff of the office. These do not include the inspections made by local Assistant Fire Marshals as shown in Table I. There were also seventy-four hospital inspections, 130 school inspections, 109 bulk storage plants for gasoline and oil, and twenty-six dry-cleaning establishments. Owing to disastrous fires in places of public assembly in other parts of the continent, particular stress has been placed on the inspection of public buildings throughout the Province. Local Assistant Fire Marshals have been circularized and the response has been very satisfactory. Under the Theatre Regulations, 138 theatre inspections and fifty-three film exchange inspections were made. Plans for five new theatres and two film exchanges were checked and approved. Thirty-two examinations of candidates for projectionist licences were conducted as follows: Twelve first class, eight passed; seven second class, two passed; six second class restricted, six passed; and seven third class, seven passed. Plans for eighteen bulk storage plants for gasoline and oil, seven schools, two hospitals, and one hotel were checked and approved. Twenty-six inspections of Provincial Government owned and operated buildings were made. As British Columbia representative of the National Research Council Fire Hazard Testing Laboratories, C 6 BRITISH COLUMBIA. 218 oil-burners were inspected and labelled; also forty-two oil-burner installations and seven manually operated oil-burners were checked. Surveys were made of five shipyards and seven plants manufacturing war supplies. Seventy-four groups were addressed throughout the Province on fire-prevention and fire-protection. Seventeen prosecutions were launched, as follows: Four for arson, with three convictions and one acquittal; three for perjury, with two convictions and one awaiting trial; and under the " Fire Marshal Act " and regulations, ten prosecutions and ten convictions. Sixty-five appeals were heard during the year and from the decisions handed down no appeals were made to the Courts. During the year one addition to the staff of the Fire Marshal's office has been made in the person of Mr. B. 0. Nixon, who was appointed Assistant Fire Marshal. I wish to express to my staff my appreciation of their splendid work and assistance during the year. Also I wish to thank members of the police forces throughout the Province, local Assistant Fire Marshals, and insurance companies and adjusters for their co-operation. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, W. A. WALKER, Fire Marshal. REPORT OP FIRE MARSHAL, 1942. C 7 TABLE I.—INSPECTIONS MADE AND ORDERS ISSUED BY ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHALS. Inspections. Orders. City Municipalities (33). 11 100 338 49 553 24 42 30 333 129 75 454 835 103 30 785 919 3,315 1,245 206 6 134 116 610 67 762 21 1,276 37,418 299 15,120 8 28 4 8 6 1 3 1 6 692 44 41 3 4 26 3 1 32 1 Trail 21 70 412 Totals 65,405 1,415 District Municipalities (28). 430 28 76 2 26 115 1,161 228 132 619 5 13 11 Delta . Kent * Oak Bay 3 C 8 BRITISH COLUMBIA. TABLE I.—INSPECTIONS MADE AND ORDERS ISSUED BY ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHALS—Continued. Inspections. Orders. District Municipalities—Continued. Surrey Tadanac West Vancouver Totals Village Municipalities (22). Abbotsford Burns Lake Chapman Camp. Cranberry Lake . Creston - Dawson Creek .... Gibsons Landing .. Hope Mission McBride New Denver Pouce Coupe Qualicum Beach Quesnel Silverton Smithers Stewart Terrace Tofino Vanderhoof Westview Williams Lake - 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 . Grand totals, 1941 . Grand totals, 1940 . Grand totals, 1939- Grand totals, 1938 . 4 2 14 2,842 16 10 10 71 2 6 399 15 80 2 10 11 118 2 10 896 47 235 25 50 15 70,181 75,717 76,912 73,464 74,371 15 2 1,536 2,134 5,104 5,530 5,864 REPORT OF FIRE MARSHAL, 1942. C 9 TABLE IL—FIRES REPORTED. Districts reporting. Number. Amount of Loss. City Municipalities (33). 6 4 13 9 12 3 19 2 13 3 4 16 I 25 5 5 54 28 80 46 23 5 6 11 22 7 22 4 36 1,860 15 265 $1,039 401 175 351 23,003 1,091 2,177 37 5,808 153 1,344 593 25 4,293 62 1,680 46,658 32,402 24,974 98,100 20',340 3,397 3,297 13,959 9,960 362 4,141 2,608 Trail . . . 7,234 621,401 1,047 23,469 Totals 2,624 $955,581 District Municipalities (28). 93 16 10 10 27 3 2 8 10 13 9 7 13 . 26 80 1 20 3 34 88 2 6 2 39 $25,939 25,364 6,992 Delta 9,489 9 870 9 387 Kent 3,741 4,621 38,863 14,065 22,430 7,118 12,838 115 Oak Bay 18,342 843 27,092 9,789 2,535 2,710 16,599 C 10 BRITISH COLUMBIA. TABLE IL—FIRES REPORTED—Continued. Districts reporting. District Municipalities—Continued. Tadanac _ West Vancouver . Totals . Village Municipalities i Abbotsford Burns Lake Chapman Camp.. Cranberry Lake . Creston __ Dawson Creek Gibsons Landing . Hope Mission McBride New Denver Pouce Coupe Qualicum Beach . Quesnel — Silverton Smithers Stewart Terrace Torino Vanderhoof Westview Williams Lake __ 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. Note.—Construction of buildings— Fire-resisting __.. Number. i 65 123 5 5 34 5 32 43 13 51 448 3,714 Amount of Loss. $1,785 17,201 $292,429 $766 550 37 583 6,403 67 50 2,543 6,723 35 20 1,205 7 1,470 1 25 5 1,151 1 11 2 42 5 3,637 4 1,101 56 $26,419 71 $94,680 37 72,441 277,840 19,519 279 296,097 108 358,572 20,402 24,571 76,369 $1,240,915 $2,515,344 Brick or concrete- Frame 26, loss 313, „ 3,375, „ 3,714, $11,032 310,566 2,193,746 $2,515,344 REPORT OF FIRE MARSHAL, 1942. C 11 TABLE III.—CAUSES OF FIRES. Causes of Fires. Number. Amount of Loss. Acetylene-torch carelessness.. Alcohol-vapour explosion Ashes against wood Asphalt boiling over Boiler or boiler-pipe insufficiently protected- Bi-oken gasoline-line Broken oil-line Bunsen burner, carelessness with.. Candle carelessness Carbon from exhaust falling on canvas- Carburettor back-firing Car upset Charcoal-heater upset _ Children playing with fire Clothes too near stove or stove-pipe . Coal-gas explosion— Coal-oil carelessnes-i — — Collision _ Curtains from lamp Curtains from stove - — Defective brooder Defective chimney — Defective fireplace Defective furnace or furnace-pipe . Defective gasoline-torch Defective muffler Defective oil-burner Defective stove or stove-pipe- Defective wiring Dust explosion _ Electrical appliances Engine back-firing - Exhaust-pipe from engine insufficiently protected.. Exposure Firecrackers — Floor wax, being heated, exploded Friction in brake-drum - Friction in pulley Furnace or furnace-pipe insufficiently protected- Gas explosion _. _ Gasoline carelessness Gasoline explosion Gasoline on exhaust-pipe — Gasoline-torch carelessness Gas-plate insufficiently protected. Grease on stove Hot oil upset on motor- Ignition of ammonia Incendiary Lamp explosion Lamp upset Lantern upset Lightning Live coals Match carelessness Matches, children with- Molten metal Oil-furnace back-firing. Oil-stove explosion.... Overheated machinery bearings Radiator in body of truck overheating Sawdust-burner back-firing Sawdust-burner insufficiently protected- Short circuit Smokers' carelessness.— 3 3 41 1 8 5 1 4 IB I 43 5 1 4 61 6 5 1 3 2 5 218 27 3 2 2 12 24 22 9 15.3 2 2 85 7 1 1 3 25 9 26 2 3 6 1 61 1 1 34 1 13 1 14 20 56 46 7 4 3 1 2 19 3 132 1,280 $668 305 7,507 2,000 82,832 1,718 822 82 492 509 10,769 1,795 1,350 1,649 3,519 20,034 4,549 70 78 53 9,728 136,369 2,343 3,243 25 718 1,777 19,484 12,833 19,985 42,338 5,945 831 65,138 252 350 5 1,036 8,047 621 10,932 135 1.370 2,478 525 5,219 55 1,811 24,325 111 7,654 1,200 11,119 361 4,054 15,405 386 1,079 1,502 2,911 372 9,168 61 31,174 156,857 C 12 BRITISH COLUMBIA. TABLE III.—CAUSES OF FIRES—Continued. Causes of Fires. Number. Amount of Loss. Sparks from acetylene-torch Sparks from boiler Sparks from bonfire ._ — Sparks from burning rubbish Sparks from bush fire Sparks from chimney Sparks from engine Sparks from fireplace Sparks from furnace Sparks from mill burner Sparks from oven Sparks from picker-machine Sparks from sanding-machine Sparks from stove or stove-pipe — Sparks from welding-machine Spontaneous combustion — Static electricity— Steam-pipe insufficiently protected Stove explosion Stove-lid falling on floor Stove or stove-pipe insufficiently protected- Stove upset _ Tar boiling over _ Thawing pipes _ Turpentine upset on furnace Unknown _. Wood too near furnace Wood too near stove 3 7 13 22 28 260 2 258 11 6 1 1 1 71 2 19 1 2 3 2 122 1 8 5 1 291 5 6 Totals . $470 25,928 1,463 9,042 337,477 62,806 9,626 8,366 721 8,843 500 2,500 44 26,304 156 3,195 221 8,874 240 13 66,979 350 1,770 301 49 1,173,621 1,193 2,159 $2,515,344 REPORT OF FIRE MARSHAL, 1942. C 13 TABLE IV.—CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY BURNED AND CAUSES. Property. Causes. Amount of Loss. Ashes against wood , 4 .1 4 2 1 16 2 2 7 10 3 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 117 18 5 2 1 1 9 4 1 1 3 1 5 1 37 5 1 1 2 12 2 1 8 3 1 3. 1 2 2 SO 98 1 1 33 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 $108 244 72 16 20 1,125 80 79 165 1,077 158 31 27 117 62 10 25 2 2 28,967 7,588 85 46 25 16 6,091 12,098 Coal-gas explosion Defective fireplace . Furnace or furnace-pipe insufficiently protected Grease on stove Smokers' carelessness __ Sparks from chimney Sparks from fireplace - Spontaneous combustion Stove or stove-pipe insufficiently protected Smokers' carelessness — Acetylene-torch carelessness A Icohol-vapour explosion Automobiles .. - 305 $450 305 30 1,718 822 6,987 1,795 1,350 70 718 206 25 5 940 1,370 20 920 825 78 372 9,253 4,343 270 300 11,082 Incendiary _ _ „ Radiator in body of truck overheating - .. . Boiler insufficiently protected $5,811 1,043 90 10 500 981 38.758 Banks 1 Sparks from oven Stove or stove-pipe insufficiently protected . 33 . , i C 14 BRITISH COLUMBIA. TABLE IV.—CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY BURNED AND CAUSES —Continued. Property. Causes. Amount of Loss. Barns Barracks Bath-houses Blacksmith-shops Boarding-houses Boat-houses Bottling-works Bunk-houses Bus depots Canneries _ Chicken-houses Churches Clubs 35 10 Defective brooder . Defective wiring _ Engine back-firing Exhaust-pipe from engine insufficiently protected Gasoline-torch carelessness _„_ Incendiary _. — Lantern upset _ Match carelessness Matches, children with Smokers' carelessness _— _ _ Sparks from bonfire __ Sparks from burning rubbish Sparks from bush fire Sparks from chimney Spontaneous combustion Unknown Smokers' carelessness Sparks from chimney Sparks from fireplace Stove insufficiently protected Smokers* carelessness - - Electrical appliances Tar boiling over Unknown Defective fireplace Electrical appliances Match carelessness Smokers' carelessness Sparks from chimney _.. _ Stove-pipe insufficiently protected Gasoline carelessness _ Defective chimney Gasoline carelessness _ Smokers' carelessness . Sparks from chimney Exposure . Stove insufficiently protected Unknown Defective brooder Defective stove -.-. Sparks from burning rubbish Stove or stove-pipe insufficiently protected Unknown , _ Candle carelessness Exposure - - Incendiary — Sparks from burning rubbish Defective fireplace Exposure Firecrackers Furnace-pipe insufficiently protected Short circuit - Smokers' carelessness _ _ Sparks from chimney $8,322 40 5,945 131 1,981 4,049 1,200 1,000 812 1,335 75 2,029 3,070 690 1,480 6,065 $1,229 500 10 322 35 4,485 5 5 44 67 25 1,015 $4,276 290,170 $1,386 375 45 2,995 1,650 $16 1,000 65 3,500 $49 115 102 72 17 3,403 60 $38,224 2,061 4,618 192 2,349 768 1,120 2,100 6,451 4,581 3,818 REPORT OF FIRE MARSHAL, 1942. C 15 TABLE IV.—CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY BURNED AND CAUSES —Continued. Property. Causes. Amount of Loss. Dairies - 8 1 6 2,166 Boiler insufficiently protected — 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 27 12 3 53 3 5 2 1 1 170 21 3 21 7 103 34 2 16 5 4 1 46 16 1 11 10 19 46 28 1 2 2 17 3 23 695 8 9 2 191 246 10 58 4 2 2 82 1 3 $51 48 10 1,811 533 1,978 Gasoline-torch carelessness $4,431 389 $5 364 4 221 28 374 Sparks from chimney 996 $2,118 232 1,644 2,805 2,428 4,549 33 33 20 74,284 2,044 479 19,069 4.610 11,409 24,936 19 3,080 181 265 5 3,892 10,167 111 6,994 1,444 356 951 3,723 10 142 1,467 8.366 61 3,518 37,091 1,050 3,170 429 37,162 8,162 321 22,371 391 224 13 28,663 350 949 Curtains from stove Defective chimney , ,. '• Defective stove or stove-pipe Defective wiring Furnace or furnace-pipe insufficiently protected Gasoline carelessness : Gasoline-torch carelessness — Grease on stove Lamp upset — — Live coals Match carelessness Matches, children with ' , Smokers' carelessness — . ■ Sparks from burning rubbish Sparks from chimney Sparks from fireplace Sparks from furnace Stove-lid falling on floor C 16 BRITISH COLUMBIA. TABLE IV.—CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY BURNED AND CAUSES —Continued. Property. Causes. Amount of Loss. 1 2 2 4 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 3 1 11 1 1 10 2 1 49 5 $301 49 112,789 734 1,427 Turpentine ups^t on furnace 1 119 4 5 Short circuit 1 1 $451,091 8,834 $22 4,050 (bed and mattress) . (box) Sparks from bush fire 1 1 4,072 $10 2,500 1 Boiler insufficiently protected 1 1 2,510 $20 25 185 (brick manufaetur- 2 V 1 230 4,182 40 Factories (clay products) Spontaneous combustion 1 1 $910 605 12 1 (peanut butter) (roof products) Spontaneous combustion Ashes against wood 1 1 1 1.515 5.017 $97 50 27,697 - . 1 (sash and door) (vegetable process- 1 1 147 $185 7,537 1 1 7,722 Factories (wood-pipe) 1 $132 96 2 1 228 28,000 $3,250 658 150 1,835 3,722 ■ 1 ng plants 3 Gasoline carelessness . 3 1 Smokers' carelessness — 2 4 1 1 1 9.615 Flour-mill Dust explosion ., 325 $288 446 50 1,642 214 1 io 1 1 2 4 1 2,650 $5 2.500 1 1 2,505 1,814 $222 21 261 551 5,124 4,160 4.464 1.752 Carburettor back-firing Clothes too near stove 2 1 1 4 3 Matches, children with 4 6 Smokers' carelessness 8 REPORT OF FIRE MARSHAL, 1942. C 17 TABLE IV.—CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY BURNED AND CAUSES —Continued. Property. Amount of Loss. Gasoline-stations Gasoline-storage plants 1 Golf club-houses 3 Grandstands — 1 Greenhouses — 4 Halls _ 21 Haystacks Hospitals . Hotels 10 House-boats lee-cream plants Sparks from burning rubbish Sparks from chimney Sparks from stove or stove-pipe Sparks from welding-machine - Spontaneous combustion Stove or stove-pipe insufficiently protected Unknown — Defective gasoline-torch Electrical appliances Exposure Gasoline carelessness Sparks from sanding-machine Unknown Exposure Smokers' carelessness . Sparks from chimney Exposure - _ — Boiler insufficiently protected _ Stove or stove-pipe insufficiently protected Unknown Curtains from lamp Exposure Incendiary Match carelessness Matches, children with Smokers' carelessness — Sparks from chimney — Spontaneous combustion ._ Stove insufficiently protected Unknown — — Wood too near furnace Sparks from bush fire - Unknown Floor wax, being heated, exploded Short circuit Smokers' carelessness - _ Sparks from chimney Unknown — Defective chimney Defective fireplace Electrical appliances Exposure Lamp upset Oil-stove explosion Short circuit __ Smokers' carelessness .. Sparks from chimney Sparks from fireplace Unknown Defective oil-burner Exposure Incendiary Stove insufficiently protected Short circuit 2 4 2 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 100 2 1 5 1 1 1 1 $146 159 60 130 108 1,025 5,616 $25 75 78 16 44 20 $23 5 $25 185 200 $45 958 126 10 1,791 1,013 84 11 20 6,525 459 $1,000 1,000 $350 37 50 5,968 215 $22,977 85 41 703 10 35 47 31,670 610 4 27,276 $250 35 5 120 $23,799 258 4,972 28 475 11,042 2,000 6,620 83,458 410 50 C 18 BRITISH COLUMBIA. TABLE IV.—CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY BURNED AND CAUSES •—Continued. Property. Causes. Amount of Loss. 6 4 34 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 19 1 9 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 4 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 $509 150 767 750 205 -- Carburettor back-firing • Gasoline carelessness — — — $2,381 $5 60 11,597 11,662 Logging camps ____ T $17,590 884 462 9,310 142,080 9,341 104,188 • Sparks from engine 283,855 57 Machine-shops - 3 1 $6,216 160 1,250 $285 2,718 7,626 325 3 3 1 3,003 $160 100 . 260 779 21 2 3 $7 82 18 12 501 55 234 7 350 881 770 . . 2,917 $18,540 75 Exhaust-pipe from engine insufficiently protected Overheated machinery bearings 1 18,615 $700 2,911 280 1 3,891 12,904 $2,631 972 2 2 3,603 $7,941 2,900 2 . 10,841 $62 100 28 162 $5 200 790 12 Electrical appliances Match carelessness — - REPORT OF FIRE MARSHAL, 1942. C 19 TABLE IV.—CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY BURNED AND CAUSES —Continued. Property. Causes. Amount of Loss. 97 1 2 11 1 2 3 1 7 1 5 2 1 1 66 4 2 3 4 2 1 3 2 6 8 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 3 1 3 1 4 2 12 2 2 1 3 2 1 10 1 1 1 1 $800 281 568 290 3,123 4,789 Smokers' carelessness Clothes too near stove $10,858 $13 237 22 204 512 5 15 1,814 1,840 60 59 6,438 22 14 52 1 3 Sparks from fireplace — Stove or stove-pipe insufficiently protected ._. Boiler or boiler-pipe insufficiently protected 11,219 Sawmills __ a $68,925 15 25,647 11,848 8,843 97,674 Defective chimney 212,952 Schools $10,311 234 1,627 3,040 20 303 100 10 370 50 12,259 Furnace or furnace-pipe insufficiently protected Incendiary .... — Sparks from chimney , — - Ashes against wood —. — ;. ... 28,324 Sheds - - $158 2,000 5 261 10 2,144 650 2,197 95 241 43 85 100 155 183 296 7,787 Lamp upset - — ■ Short circuit — — ' - . - Smokers' carelessness •• . Sparks from bonfire — — Sparks from burning rubbish Sparks from chimney Spontaneous combustion — . 16,410 8 $8,000 25 35,000 - Ships Smokers' carelessness C 20 BRITISH COLUMBIA. TABLE IV.—CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY BURNED AND CAUSES —Continued. Property. Causes. Amount of Loss. Shipyards - 6 13 153 1 $53 100 5,641 5 89,455 1 1 Sparks from acetylene-torch 1 2 7 $95,254 Smelting plants $1,120 15 100 100 175,000 50 400 Gas explosion ... ... Molten metal Short circuit — Sparks from bush fire Sparks from chimney 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 176,785 $21 1,771 14,754 4,637 31 125 135 75 476 2,609 477 236 15,146 10 457 10 244 455 30,357 11 25 6 58 9 16 6 2 1 2 3 2 Matches, children with 3 1 3 Smokers' carelessness — Sparks from burning rubbish Sparks from chimney 79 1 2 1 • Sparks from stove Stove insufficiently protected .... 3 6 12 2 6 72,026 $68 2,805 48 28 Sparks from chimney . 2 1 1 2,949 $25 590 226 7,716 26 66 20 100 66 35 2,515 324 65 15,527 Clothes too near stove 1 1 1 1 2 - 1 Smokers' carelessness Sparks from chimney 8 1 2 2 Spontaneous combustion Tar boiling over — 1 1 2 Defective oil-burner , .... 1 1 27,301 Stores and offices . $4 363 117 56 2 Spontaneous combustion — 2 1 540 $18 923 35 521 80 Defective chimney 5 1 . . 2 2 REPORT OF FIRE MARSHAL, 1942. C 21 TABLE IV.—CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY BURNED AND CAUSES —Continued. Property. Causes. Amount of Loss. 1 Gas-plate insufficiently protected 1 1 $525 460 15,006 543 20 35 76 732 33 8 1 Stove insufficiently protected 1 1 1 1 $18,974 1 242 1 1 230 3 2 $280 400 1 34 Sparks from acetylene-torch 1 1 1 680 2,094 $20,851 2,729 62 3,797 127 6,600 10 355 65 «95 650 26 8,846 18,203 125 156,848 1 1 2 4 Friction in pulley — ... Incendiary 1 2 1 2 1 ... 1 1 Sparks from welding-machine .. Steam-pipe insufficiently protected 1 1 2 1 12 1 219,989 165 1 1 1 315 1 55 3,714 3,714 Totals $2,515,344 C 22 BRITISH COLUMBIA. 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Unknown _ __ Unknown Gasoline carelessness Floor wax, being heated, exploded- Defective chimney _ Match carelessness. _ _... Gasoline explosion 16 13 7 7 7 VICTORIA, B.C. : Printed by Charles F. Ban field, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty. 1943. 700-443-4169
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Title | TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL FOR THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA STATISTICS, 1942 |
Alternate Title | REPORT OF FIRE MARSHAL, 1942. |
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British Columbia. Legislative Assembly |
Publisher | Victoria, BC : Government Printer |
Date Issued | [1944] |
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FileFormat | application/pdf |
Language | English |
Identifier | J110.L5 S7 1944_V01_04_C1_C23 |
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Sessional Papers of the Province of British Columbia |
Source | Original Format: Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Library. Sessional Papers of the Province of British Columbia |
Date Available | 2016 |
Provider | Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library |
Rights | Images provided for research and reference use only. For permission to publish, copy or otherwise distribute these images please contact the Legislative Library of British Columbia |
CatalogueRecord | http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=1198198 |
DOI | 10.14288/1.0319025 |
AggregatedSourceRepository | CONTENTdm |
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