THE FIRE MARSHAL FOR THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA THIRTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT STATISTICS, 1959 Printed by Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in right of the Province of British Columbia. 1961 l_ To Major-General the Honourable George Randolph Pearkes, V.C., P.C., C.B., D.S.O., M.C., Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of British Columbia. May it please Your Honour: The undersigned has the honour to present the Thirty-eighth Annual Report of the Fire Marshal for the year ended December 31st, 1959. ROBERT W. BONNER, A ttorney-General. Victoria, B.C., January, 1961. TABLE OF CONTENTS PAOB Report of the Fire Marshal 5 Table I.—Fire Investigations Made by the Office of the Fire Marshal 7 Table II.—Inspections Made and Orders Issued by Local Assistants to the Fire Marshal . j 8 Table III.—Fires Reported . 10 Construction of Buildings Burned .___ 12 Table TV.—Causes of Fires__ 12 Table V.—Classification of Property Burned and Causes 14 Table VI.—Summary ___-___________ 29 Table VII.—Ten-year Comparative Statement of Fire Losses 30 Table VIII.—Loss of Life, 1950-59 31 Table IX.—Twenty-year Fire-loss Graph 32 REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL Office of the Fire Marshal, Vancouver, B.C., March 31st, 1960. The Honourable Robert W. Bonner, Q.C., Attorney-General, Victoria, B.C. Sir,—I beg to submit herewith the Thirty-eighth Annual Report of the Fire Marshal for the year ended December 31st, 1959. I regret to report an increase in the fire loss for the Province. There were 8,268 fires, with a loss of $14,859,552, which is an increase of 205 fires and $2,157,158 over that of 1958. However, we attribute this, in part, to a more complete reporting of fires in the unorganized districts. During the year there were thirty-seven fires with a loss of over $50,000 each, making a total of $4,496,552, and the greater number of these were in our unorganized districts. It is with greater regret that I report an increase in the deaths caused by fire. Fire took eighty-six fives during the year—forty-seven men, nine women, and thirty children. Smokers' carelessness continues to be our leading cause of fire and was responsible for fifteen deaths, while carelessness with inflammable liquids accounted for fifteen deaths. We feel that fire-prevention education, together with vigorous enforcement of the Fire Marshal Act and regulations by the Local Assistants, is still the most effective method of reducing these losses. As in 1958, various municipalities co-operated to the fullest extent in sending their Local Assistants to Vancouver for courses of instruction, where more than 100 received training during the year. There is little doubt that the effect of this type of training will show more and more as instruction continues. There has been a marked increase in the use of radioactive materials throughout the Province, with the result that requests to this office from fire departments for instruction in the control of this hazard have kept qualified staff instructors busy taking specialized courses in order to keep up to date. During the year minor amendments were made to the Oil-burner Regulations, the Theatre Regulations, the Inflammable Liquids Regulations, the Hall Regulations, the Chimney Regulations, and the Fire-alarm Regulations. Referring to Table I, it will be noted that 293 fire investigations have been made by members of the staff during the year. As a result of these investigations, there were forty-two charges laid involving thirty-five persons, with twenty-four convictions, seven acquittals, four mentally unfit to stand trial, and two adjournments sine die. During the year there were seventeen prosecutions under the Fire Marshal Act and regulations passed pursuant thereto, with fourteen convictions and three dismissals. Twenty-three appeals from orders issued by Local Assistants to the Fire Marshal were heard and decisions given. There were no petitions to the Courts from decisions of the Fire Marshal. Our Inspectors continue to assist Local Assistants in their inspection work. Inspections made by Local Assistants to the Fire Marshal, as shown in Table II, were 91,330 for the year. Our Travelling Fire Department Instructional Unit gave instruction to sixty- nine departments, with a total of 1,088 firemen receiving training. During the year eighteen projectionist examinations under the Theatre Regulations were held. It will be noted that the number of examinations are less than U 6 BRITISH COLUMBIA previous years, and this we attribute to the depressed state of the theatre industry, whereby an increasing number of theatres are being closed. Throughout the year 439 plans for new construction and alterations to existing buildings have been checked and approved or changes requested. These plans included all types of public buildings, bulk-storage plants for inflammable liquids, liquefied petroleum and natural-gas plants, hospitals, theatres, clinics, and assembly halls. In 1958 I reported the establishment of a branch of the Institution of Fire Engineers of Great Britain, the only professional fire engineering organization in Canada. I am pleased to report that in 1959 there were thirty-two students registered for instruction. Examinations are held each February at the University of British Columbia. The Fire Marshal and staff had a busy year with meetings in fire prevention, members attending and giving assistance to the following: The Greater Vancouver Fire Protection Association, committees of the National Research Council, the British Columbia Safety Council, the Fire Advisory Council, the Emergency Measures Organization (Ottawa), fire defences of the metropolitan area of Vancouver, and many others. We have tested fire apparatus for various municipalities on request, assisted in the enactment of local fire-prevention by-laws, and provided engineering advice covering the entire field of fire protection. Information regarding the strength of the fire defences of the Province, required by the Army in its responsibility toward national survival, has been provided, and we continue to maintain liaison with many public and private organizations in the work of fire prevention. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the members of the various fire and police departments, the British Columbia Research Council, the National Harbours Board, the civil defence organizations, and my own staff for their excellent help and co-operation during the year. Also, may I include the members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in the Province, Local Assistants to the Fire Marshal, and insurance companies and their adjusters for their co-operation. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, BASIL NIXON, Fire Marshal. REPORT OF FIRE MARSHAL, 1959 U 7 TABLE I.—FIRE INVESTIGATIONS MADE BY THE OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL Origin of fires— Unknown _ Number of Fires Investigated Accidental or negligent Incendiary Total Number of Charges Laid Arson Setting fire to other substances Mischief Other fire crimes Totals Grand total, 42. Number of Persons Charged Convicted Acquitted Stay of proceedings Mentally unfit to stand trial Totals Adults . 17 . 4 - 2 _ 1 . 24 Adults - 8 _. 7 '. ~4 . 19 77 119 97 293 Juveniles 8 4 6 18 Juveniles 13 16 Grand total, 35. U 8 BRITISH COLUMBIA TABLE IL—INSPECTIONS MADE AND ORDERS ISSUED BY LOCAL ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHALS City Municipalities (32) Inspections Orders Inspections Orders - "~66 197 40 636 808 48 4 59 377 1,116 535 36 1,228 821 ~~6 _5 8 ~2 2 —8 2 ~64 5,576 2,298 172 14 875 ~132 1,846 38,313 256 11,248 89 116 10 2 Trail 2 37 Vernon. .. - . White PrHf 9 Totals.. 66,790 273 District Municipalities (30) Burnaby Central Saanich- Chilliwhack Coldstream Coquitlam Delta Esquimalt— Fraser Mills.- Glenmore.. Kent ! Kitimat—: Langley.. Maple Ridge.. Matsqui Mission— North Cowichan-. 7,001 78 482 629 217 2,941 114 16 North Vancouver- Oak Bay Peachland Pitt Meadows-. Powell River Richmond Saanich Salmon Arm.... Spallumcheen- Sumas Summerland Surrey.. Tadanac. West Vancouver- Totals- 17,342 4 11 6 1 84 141 Town Municipalities (3) Fort St. John- Mission City_ Quesnel REPORT OF FIRE MARSHAL, 1959 U 9 TABLE IL—INSPECTIONS MADE AND ORDERS ISSUED BY LOCAL ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHALS—Continued Village Municipalities (58) Inspections Orders Inspections Orders 627 12 65 36 65 7 48 ~5 ~~33 "Iii "ii 2 _ 64 15 55 10 466 14 9 20 23 50 2 Alert Bay . - „„ Oliver ___. _ — Castlegar _ . __ Parksville - — 2 Sechelt Kaslo Keremeos. _ Taylor Telkwa ~20 Tofino 4 Warfield . .. 2 Totals. . 1,994 71 Fire Districts (19) 75 ~T6 48 39 1,583 5 ~2 22 3,056 253 68 3 restrict T nt 17? Vancouver, County of.. Westminster, County of. ~ .. Yale, County of. _ Totals Ocean Falls. . 3 5,204 13 Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand totals, totals, totals, totals, totals, totals, totals, totals, totals, totals, 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 Inspections 91,330 91,959 86,684 _ 80,145 78,523 78,284 78,885 80,573 82,321 82,526 Orders 498 647 975 875 825 801 562 345 644 1,206 U 10 BRITISH COLUMBIA TABLE III.—FIRES REPORTED City Municipalities (32) District Reporting Number Amount of Loss District Reporting Number Amount of Loss Alberni Armstrong Chilliwack Courtenay Cranbrook Dawson Creek- Duncan Enderby Fernie _ Grand Forks.. Greenwood Kamloops Kelowna Kimberley Langley Nanaimo Nelson 28 9 29 25 28 49 26 7 4 6 1 39 79 24 15 82 39 $9,351 2,100 17,989 21,160 197,570 37,328 4,992 1,657 204,309 13,965 50 100,942 50,493 12,256 26,299 32,118 239,535 New Westminster- North Vancouver— Penticton Port Alberni Port Coquitlam Port Moody Prince George Prince Rupert Revelstoke Rossland Trail Vancouver Vernon Victoria White Rock- Totals- 205 137 71 79 27 15 69 61 18 17 45 2,309 54 470 30 4,097 $124,248 82,976 22,274 130,358 31,356 48,401 205,405 116,543 44,992 14,569 9,486 3,350,528 45,589 159,151 3,362 $5,361,352 District Municipalities (30) Burnaby Central Saanich.. Chilliwhack Coldstream Coquitlam Delta Esquimalt Fraser MillS- Glenmore.. Kent Kitimat Langley Maple Ridge.. Matsqui Mission North Cowichan- 456 14 74 3 98 49 74 ~~i 6 42 43 45 33 24 30 $191,939 11,617 412,108 6,320 61,689 35,199 82,063 1464 17,493 79,851 88,395 74,321 44,526 69,014 47,736 North Vancouver- Oak Bay Peachland Pitt Meadows Powell River Richmond Saanich . Salmon Arm Spallumcheen- Sumas Summerland- Surrey Tadanac West Vancouver- Totals 189 $92,422 139 34,461 3 162,858 3 1,174 58 22,506 178 561,447 334 135,444 13 94,639 8 53,232 11 10,692 11 4,337 331 468,631 33 60,906 177 99,959 2,487 $3,026,143 Town Municipalities (3) Fort St. John- Mission City_ Quesnel _ Total.. $49,767 41,482 96,139 $187,388 REPORT OF FIRE MARSHAL, 1959 TABLE III.—FIRES REPORTED—Continued Village Municipalities (58) U 11 District Reporting Number Amount of Loss District Reporting Number Amount of Loss 6 To 27 6 2 11 9 7 4 2 11 5 3 Ti 2 1 2 4 17 7 9 7 1 2 7 7 $495 2 5 14 9 5 4 2 8 8 4 9 5 8 2 6 2 1 4 2 28 1 5 12 4 18 $61 Alert Bay New Denver .... 49,636 51,599 201,106 12,550 1,104 571 8,667 15,020 1,885 13,661 1,899 28,678 3,795 3,323 Oliver .. 6,255 769 Parksville... . 17,656 14,775 4,088 807 Salmo. 5,086 3,873 Sechelt 1,989 Sidney 2,946 Harrison Hot Springs Slocan . _ Smithers - 412 12,388 13,250 50 4,180 196 350 25,157 323 1,350 11,287 2,246 29,919 6,594 50 650 2,849 33,672 TpTkw- 2,849 Terrace . . Torino 198,208 151 4,838 49,317 Warfield 22,121 171,139 Marysville Totals 350 $1,045,840 Fire Districts (19) Cariboo, County of- Colwood District Lot 172- Ioco Kelowna Kootenay, County of_ Langford.. Nanaimo, County of.. Ocean Falls Prince George._ Prince Rupert, County of~ 309 15 4 24 138 31 237 9 66 $1,785,002 6,813 1,253 78,558 707,471 13,968 657,605 18,506 213,009 Sooke_ University Area- Vancouver, County of._ Vernon Victoria, County of.. View Royal- Westminster, County of- Yale, County of. .— Totals- Grand totals- 2 17 79 86 18 47 207 1,289 8,268 $135 5,436 417,436 290,994 2,907 505,679 534,057 $5,238,829 $14,859,552 U 12 BRITISH COLUMBIA TABLE III.—FIRES REPORTED—Continued Construction of Buildings Burned Fire-resistive— City municipalities District municipalities Town municipalities Village municipalities _ Fire districts Brick, concrete, or heavy timber— City municipalities District municipalities _ Town municipalities Village municipalities ___._ Fire districts — Wood frame— City municipalities District municipalities _. Town municipalities Village municipalities . Fire districts Metal or corrugated iron—■ City municipalities District municipalities Town municipalities Village municipalities Fire districts ,. Number Amount of Loss 15 16 $31,182 4,585 Totals 5,889 265 1,248,440 51 551,334 1 800 8 7,964 10 85,662 ,212 3,856,296 ,076 2,286,349 37 184,593 299 962,651 960 4,562,783 605 225,434 344 183,875 7 1,995 43 75,225 316 584,495 268 $14,859,552 TABLE IV.—CAUSES OF FIRES Causes of Fires Total Number Aeroplane crash — Boilers or boiler-pipes defective or overheated- Candles and open flames— Children playing with fire _. Chimneys— Defective or overheated Sparks from Collision . Defective battery connection- Defective brooder Defective muffler Defective oven _ Defective wiring Dust explosion Electrical appliances and equipment (improper use of appliance or defective equipment) Electrical wiring overloaded.. Electro-welding equipment, sparks from.. Engine back-firing Exposure Fireplaces— Defective — Sparks from Fireworks- Friction— In brake-drum.— In conveyer-belt.. In machinery In pulley In tires Furnaces or fumace-pipes— Combustible materials too near- Defective — 180 80 24 256 2 9 1 14 Insufficiently protected- Sparks from Upset — 22 15 43 13 1 1 4 51 15 260 11 6 8 4 2 81 6 452 6 2 100 178 280 60 34 94 Amount of Loss $213,757 61,865 $8,562 36,337 $4,357 52,065 25,696 10,229 16,479 $22,853 88,255 62,325 27,079 11,000 $500 1,522 27,971 3,665 275,622 10,782 2,049 4,760 704 248 123,184 24,107 266,107 9,506 4,801 87,465 643,444 44,899 25,089 108,826 211,512 J REPORT OF FIRE MARSHAL, 1959 TABLE IV.—CAUSES OF FIRES—Continued U 13 Causes of Fires Gas, liquefied petroleum— Explosion.. Improper installation of appliance Improper use of or defective equipment- Gas, natural- Explosion.. Improper installation of appliance.. — Improper use of or defective equipment- Gasoline— Broken line- Carelessness with- On exhaust-pipe.. Pump damaged by motor-vehicle.. Stoves, lamps, torches Used in cleaning Used to kindle fire. Vapour explosion Heat radiation Hot ashes, coals, etc Hot grease, oil, tar, etc., ignition of... Incendiary- Inflammable vapours, ignition of.. Kerosene— Carelessness with Stoves, lamps, torches.. Used to kindle fire Lightning Matches— Carelessness with Matches, children with.. Molten metal Motor-vehicle upset- Oil-burners^— Defective Defective equipment- Explosion Sparks from Oxy-gas welding or cutting equipment- Carelessness with. Defective Sparks from. Short circuit- Smokers' carelessness- Inbed In the home _ In public premises— In unlisted locations.. While intoxicated Sparks from bonfire Sparks from bush fire.. Sparks from engine- Sparks from grinder Sparks from mill burner- Spontaneous ignition.. Steam-pipe insufficiently protected— Stoves or stove-pipes—■ Combustible materials too near- Defective Explosion.. Insufficiently protected.. Sparks from Sulphur, ignition of.. Thawing pipes Unknown Total Number Amount of 12 2 17 11 4 7 Totals.. 31 22 38 82 24 3 19 3 2 58 65 212 80 24 62 4 16 1 45 229 11 40 343 97 34 12 10 277 14 19 170 62 571 271 2,107 643 4 3,033 88 6 5 3 27 25 1 156 21 10 139 41 367 1 22 1,093 8,268 $13,087 16,190 56,616 $15,248 528 10,466 $41,877 138,756 16,324 1,070 63,756 2,502 5,150 126,789 $8,464 9,678 413 $30,410 118,060 $101,557 46,829 64,840 2,265 $14,436 106 440,770 $49,979 264,032 3,315 484,302 5,266 $73,678 39,199 21,587 326,659 34,264 $85,893 26,242 396,224 1,373 11,372 163,130 653,347 39,553 18,555 12,067 148,470 22,492 44,610 215,491 455,312 851,009 806,894 403,736 567 2,841 6,190 657,241 66,124 150 495,387 2,114 224,678 7,171,727 $14,859,552 U 14 BRITISH COLUMBIA TABLE V.—CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY BURNED AND CAUSES Property Causes Amount of Loss Aircraft Apartments . 1 318 Asphalt plants and tanks 6 Bakeries . Banks Barber-shops . Barges and scows . Aeroplane crash Candles and open flames .... Children playing with fire .. Chimneys— Defective or overheated . Sparks from . Defective wiring Electrical appliances Electrical wiring overloaded . Exposure Fireplaces— Defective Sparks from Furnaces or furnace-pipes— Combustible materials too near Defective Insufficiently protected Sparks from Gas, liquefied petroleum, improper use of or defective equipment . Gas, natural, explosion Gasoline— Carelessness with Stoves, lamps, torches Hot ashes, coals, etc. Hot grease, oil, tar, etc., ignition of. Incendiary Inflammable vapours, ignition of . Matches— Carelessness with Children with — — Molten metal Oil-burner explosion Short circuit Smokers' carelessness1— In bed — In the home — In unlisted locations Sparks from bonfire Spontaneous ignition Stoves or stove-pipes— Combustible materials too near . Insufficiently protected Sparks from Thawing pipes Unknown Oil-burners— Defective equipment . Explosion . Smokers' carelessness Unknown Electrical appliances Inflammable vapours, ignition of. Smokers' carelessness Unknown Smokers' carelessness . Unknown 1 1 1 3 1 21 7 1 4 4 2 1 12 27 108 29 1 Boiler overheated Electrical appliances — Inflammable vapours, ignition of Oxy-gas welding or cutting equipment, carelessness with - Spontaneous ignition Unknown - Chimneys, defective or overheated. Defective oven Exposure Fireworks — Smokers' carelessness $466 202 2,233 3,694 351 626 9,174 17,544 968 77 204 16,000 144 515 7,500 10 175 4,992 134 13,925 1,531 34 308 2,652 377 64 4,609 8,179 13,830 20,197 259 150 2,343 223 154 829 34,487 $987 1,134 250 50 873 8,550 $1,516 248 33 69 26 $356 1,045 56 120 $16 10 59 34 $17,697 149,842 $500 169,160 11,844 1,892 1,577 119 167,539 REPORT OF FIRE MARSHAL, 1959 U 15 TABLE V.—CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY BURNED AND CAUSES—Continued Property Barns and stables 50 Barracks Bath-houses . Boarding-houses . Boat-building works . Boat-houses . Bottling-works . Buildings under construction Bunk-houses . 20 Canneries (fruit) Chemical plants _ Churches and church properties 17 Club-houses (golf, yacht, etc.) Causes Electrical appliances _ Fireworks _____ Hot grease, ignition of _ Incendiary . Matches, children with . Short circuit Smokers' carelessness Sparks from bonfire .... Spontaneous ignition __ Thawing pipes Unknown Unknown Matches, children with Stove, sparks from Smokers' carelessness— In bed In unlisted location Exposure _...._ Gasoline carelessness Spontaneous ignition _ Unknown Incendiary Smoking in bed Unknown _ Exposure Sparks from bonfire . Inflammable vapours, ignition of. Matches, children with Smokers' carelessness . Stoves or stove-pipes insufficiently protected. Unknown . Chimney, defective .... Exposure Gasoline carelessness Matches, children with . Oil-burners— Defective —... Explosion . Smokers' carelessness Stoves or stove-pipes— Combustible materials too near. Insufficiently protected Unknown — Sparks from bush fire . Electrical appliances — Sulphur, ignition of — Candles and open flames Chimneys, defective or overheated : Exposure Furnaces or furnace-pipes insufficiently protected Incendiary Matches— Carelessness with Children with Oil-burner explosion — _ _ Smokers' carelessness Unknown Inflammable vapours, ignition of _ Smokers' carelessness _ _ Unknown Amount of Loss $2,588 550 82 15,800 1,911 78 249 397 7,070 8,093 118,375 $128 889 $82 18 $1,075 20,300 21,355 166,066 $450 300 430 $21,392 260 $327 2,401 14,737 1,400 3,000 $8,270 10,900 740 200 714 10,900 3,000 7,550 3,032 17,887 $3,980 2,114 $10 28,425 830 3,709 50 38 106 477 38 9,742 $422 38 81 $155,193 5,500 1,017 100 208,796 1,180 21,652 21,865 63,193 146 6,094 43,425 541 U 16 BRITISH COLUMBIA TABLE V.—CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY BURNED AND CAUSES-Con.mi.ee. Property Causes Amount of Loss Clubs . 17 Coal and lumber yards _ Cold-storage plants. Compressors Cook-houses Cranes . Dairies . Dehydrating plants _ Dry-cleaning plants . Dwellings -5,012 Matches, carelessness with Oil-burners, defective equipment. Short circuit _ Smokers' carelessness Unknown 10 Fireworks Gasoline, carelessness with Hot oil, ignition of Incendiary Sparks from bonfire Sparks from mill burner . Hot grease, ignition of Short circuit Kerosene, carelessness with . Short circuit _ Chimney defective Gasoline, carelessness with Oil-burners, defective equipment Unknown Gasoline, broken line . Short circuit Chimney, sparks from Thawing pipes Unknown Electrical appliances .. Electrical appliances . Match carelessness Oil-burners— Defective Defective equipment . Explosion Smokers' carelessness . Unknown _ Candles and open flames 45 Children playing with fire 13 Chimneys— Defective or overheated 152 Sparks from 57 Defective wiring — 27 Dust explosion 1 Electrical appliances 343 Electrical wiring overloaded ~ 2 Engine back-firing 1 Exposure _ 54 Fireplaces— Defective 20 Sparks from 251 Fireworks 30 Furnaces or furnace-pipes— Combustible materials too near 19 Defective __. _. 12 Insufficiently protected 31 Sparks from 6 Upset _ 1 Gas, liquefied petroleum— Explosion — 6 Improper installation of appliance 2 Improper use of or defective equipment 7 Gas, natural— Explosion _ 7 Improper installation of appliance 3 Improper use of or defective equipment 5 $20 803 1,880 255 4,414 $451 1,500 117 400 30 48,621 $164 200 $39 182 $1,664 300 21,120 47,909 $30 4,884 $16 10 5,451 $673 580 535 791 592 50 5,868 $27,395 3,388 161,587 32,381 91,022 4,973 126,150 74 38 70,816 7,349 36,204 11,666 22,261 45,013 41,008 25,496 11,000 6,286 16,190 36,855 13,923 403 9,426 $7,372 51,119 364 221 70,993 4,914 5,477 1,500 9,089 REPORT OF FIRE MARSHAL, 1959 U 17 TABLE V.—CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY BURNED AND CAUSES—Continued Property Causes Amount of Loss 2 2 9 6 1 7 Gasoline— 28 $35,918 28,474 1,806 5,150 4,870 909 9,326 78,676 48,889 13,233 8,350 9,472 413 2,384 24,463 88,047 263 51,282 10,372 40,535 2,241 350 20 128,293 35,245 239,882 31 101,445 2,144 30,890 155 15,680 23,209 51,897 38,876 7,898 170,362 27,375 11,792 1,114,100 Stoves, lamps, torches . Used in cleaning 11 2 2 Vapour explosion Heat radiation _ Hot ashes, coals, etc. Hot grease, oil, tar, etc., ignition of 8 3 26 278 21 15 Kerosene— 1 Stoves, lamps, torches . 7 1 9 Matches— 48 Children with Molten metal Oil-burners— 143 3 56 12 Explosion . .. 42 3 Oxy-gas welding or cutting equipment— 1 Sparks from Short circuit Smokers' carelessness— 1 181 169 1,962 1 77 In the home ... In public premises 2 41 2 1 8 Stoves or stove-pipes— Combustible materials too near Defective Explosion 131 18 8 96 Sparks from 31 15 Unknown _ 453 Electrical appliances Unknown — .. . Short circuit 1 1 2 $3,265,621 226 1,676 Electrical manufacturing plants $94 132 Electrical substations . . .. $1,908 133 77 60,000 70 175 8,317 Electric-light plants . ... . Engine back-firing _ 1 Gasoline, broken line 1 Inflammable vapours, ignition of . . 1 Short circuit 1 1 Sparks from engine Unknown 1 3 Electrical wiring overloaded ... 1 1 70,680 Electric-light and telephone poles $100 3,000 700 175 Short circuit 2 Sparks from bonfire 2 Friction in conveyer-belt 1 1 3,975 2,065 Elevators (grain) Engines _ j . . 150 618 240 Gasoline— Broken line 1 2 U 18 BRITISH COLUMBIA TABLE V.- -CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY BURNED AND CAUSES—Continued Property Causes Amount of Loss 1 1 1 1 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 2 1 7 3 1 36 1 9 ..:.... 1 $26 162 121 1 Unknown Stove insufficiently protected 1 .1 1 1 $1,317 70 200 Factories (bed spring) $21,384 6,895 57,064 665 169,461 Factories (candy) Factories (cotton processing) Factories (furniture) Gas, natural, explosion . 1 : .. 1 422 22,420 Exposure 1 . .. 1 1 — . 2 Unknown Inflammable vapours, ignition of i- 2 1 1 255,469 738 1,940 Factories (paint) . Factories (paper box) Factories (paper products) _ Factories (rock-wool insulation) Factories (roofing material) $79 82 25 42,615 1 1,366 _l 1 350 Hot tar, ignition of — — .. 1 .. ... 1 20 102 Factories (sash and door) — 1 1 1 Unknown Friction in machinery 1 1 1 42,801 Factories (veneer and plywood) $300 551 968 2 Smokers' carelessness . Unknown _ . 1 1 1 1,819 37,807 5,499 Factories (wooden box) $2,160 35,647 Factories (wood products) _ Fences $30 23 50 25 180 Fireworks 1 2 Smokers' carelessness „. 1 1 Unknown 2 1 308 $296 50 155,936 1 Unknown — .. Smokers' carelessness Defective battery connection 1 1 1 156,282 15 Fire and police stations $1,900 20 11,815 2,660 1,150 3,427 28,158 4,060 2,750 770 150 410 19,145 50,196 Electrical appliances 1 2 Gasoline— 1 . 1 On exhaust-pipe Vapour explosion .. _ . 1 - 10 1 3 _ . .. 2 Smokers' carelessness 1 . _ 1 Stoves insufficiently protected ... Unknown Unknown Chimneys— Defective 2 9 1 1 2 126,611 449,180 Flour and rice mills Foundries $200 7,960 743 540 187 6,053 3 1 1 Unknown 1 15,683 REPORT OF FIRE MARSHAL, 1959 U 19 TABLE V.—CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY BURNED AND CAUSES—Continued Property Causes Amount of Loss Fruit-packing plants . Funeral chapels . Gaols Garages (private) Garages (public) 37 Gasoline service-stations . 27 Electrical appliances . Incendiary Smokers' carelessness . Unknown Children playing with fire _ Defective wiring __ Electrical appliances Exposure Fireworks Gasoline— Carelessness with _ Pump damaged by motor-vehicle _ Incendiary Inflammable vapours, ignition of _ Matches— Carelessness with Children with Oxy-gas welding or cutting equipment, sparks from _ Short circuit _. Smokers' carelessness Sparks from bonfire Sparks from grinder Spontaneous ignition _ - jj Stoves insufficiently protected Thawing pipes Unkno wn _ Chimney, defective ... Electrical appliances . Exposure Furnace insufficiently protected . Gasoline— Carelessness with Vapour explosion Incendiary Inflammable vapours, ignition of. Oil-burner, defective Oxy-gas welding or cutting equipment—■ Carelessness with D efectiv e Sparks from Short circuit Smokers' carelessness— In public premises _.. In unlisted location Spontaneous ignition __. Stoves or stove-pipes— Defective Explosion Unknown Chimney, defective ... Collision Electrical appliances Friction in pulley . Gas, natural, explosion Gasoline— Broken line __ Carelessness with Pump damaged by motor-vehicle _ Used in cleaning _ __ Vapour explosion Inflammable vapours, ignition of : Oxy-gas welding or cutting equipment, sparks from _ Short circuit Smokers' carelessness __ Stove insufficiently protected . Unknown $130 27,611 1 1 1 $75 1 65 3 1,046 11 9,952 1 2,050 1 76 1 200 3 4,851 1 10 1 400 8 1,686 1 11,149 2 1,400 4 1,506 7 2,232 1 725 1 1,802 3 23,290 1 3 29 28,412 1 $6,442 4 11,275 3 42,299 1 100 2 23,951 2 35,836 1 81 3 526 1 38 3 3,402 1 106 3 51,010 3 51,456 1 130 1 7,992 1 2,957 1 25 1 9,689 4 36,837 1 $87 1 430 2 494 1 10,229 1 800 1 13,558 4 4,090 2 870 1 696 1 285 1 1,100 1 214 5 23,043 1 3,570 1 176 3 7,264 $27,741 15 136 90,930 284,152 66,906 U 20 BRITISH COLUMBIA TABLE V.—CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY BURNED AND CAUSES—Continued Property Causes Amount of Loss Grandstands _ Gravel pits and plants. Greenhouses Halls. 15 Hay-stacks and balers . Hospitals, nursing homes, and institutions 17 Hotels . 125 Kennels ... Launches . Smokers' carelessness . Short circuit Electrical appliances Furnace insufficiently protected Incendiary Oil-burners— Defective Explosion . Stoves or stove-pipes— Defective Explosion . Insufficiently protected Unknown Electrical appliances Fireplaces, sparks from Furnace insufficiently protected Incendiary . Oil-burners, defective Short circuit Smokers' carelessness . Sparks from bonfire Unknown Engine back-firing Matches, children with ... Sparks from mill burner _ Electrical appliances Smokers' carelessness— In bed In unlisted locations Sparks from bonfire . Stoves, combustible materials too near . Unknown Chimney, sparks from Defective wiring .. Electrical appliances .... Exposure Fireplace, sparks from Furnace insufficiently protected Gasoline vapour explosion Hot grease, oil, tar, etc., ignition of Incendiary Matches— Carelessness with Children with _ Oxy-gas welding or cutting equipment, from — Short circuit sparks Smokers' carelessness— In bed _ In public premises .... In unlisted locations Stove insufficiently protected — Unknown Unknown - Electro-welding equipment, sparks from . Engine back-firing Friction in machinery Gasoline— Broken line Carelessness with Stove '. Vapour explosion Hot grease, ignition of — Incendiary Short circuit Unknown 4 6 1 2 2 1 1 3 4 1 1 1 4 2 1 2 1 4 40 4 35 1 19 1 1 2 1 2 4 1 6 1 1 1 5 $709 64 400 48 75 225 4,000 52 644 $1,890 34 13,740 800 196 11,384 9,545 306 12,456 $291 80 500 $91 302 446 25 68 143 $141 4,919 1,086 60,861 4 1,238 80 4,273 113 12 1,350 25 2,999 2,895 218 4,110 203 118,889 $4,000 750 7,988 3,517 9,005 300 22,696 93 500 14 1,866 $275 765 6,217 50,351 871 1,075 203,416 3,800 50,729 REPORT OF FIRE MARSHAL, 1959 U 21 TABLE V.—CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY BURNED AND CAUSES—Continued Property Causes Amount of Loss Laundries Logging camps . Machine-shops Meat-packing plants Medical clinics Motor courts Motor-vehicles (*1,229)— Automobiles, passenger _ 13 12 61 899 O.xy-gas welding or cutting equipment, sparks from Unknown Engine back-firing . Gas, liquefied petroleum, improper use of or defective equipment __ Inflammable vapours, ignition of __ Oil-burner, defective Oxy-gas welding or cutting equipment, sparks from Short circuit Sparks from mill burner _ Stove insufficiently protected Unknown _ Exposure Furnace insufficiently protected Hot grease, ignition of Oil-burner, defective _ Short circuit Stove, sparks from Unknown _ _ - Electrical appliances _ Unknown —— Electrical appliances ._ - Oil-burner, defective Smokers' carelessness Electrical appliances Gas, liquefied petroleum, improper use of or defective equipment Gas, natural, improper use of or defective equipment Gasoline, carelessness with Hot grease, oil, tar, etc., ignition of Oil-burners, defective Short circuit Smokers' carelessness— In bed In the home In unlisted locations Stoves or stove-pipes— Combustible material too near Insufficiently protected Sparks from Unknown Collision Defective battery connection Defective muffler Defective wiring Electrical appliances Electrical wiring overloaded Electro-welding equipment, sparks from Engine back-firing Exposure Fireworks Friction— In brake-drum In tires Gas, liquefied petroleum, explosion Gasoline— Broken line Carelessness with On exhaust-pipe Vapour explosion Heat radiation Hot grease, oil, tar, etc., ignition of . $917 4 $4,653 3,122 19,415 6,574 380 4,250 651 1,500 123,781 $14,055 244 2,761 1,134 1,141 120 27,551 $3,720 59,500 $230 60 91 $244 585 900 1,928 142 12,505 1,671 1,370 280 4,257 60 20 564 13,013 $3,025 149 145 4,123 4,694 96 801 21,921 6,200 280 1,037 4,049 1,900 4,380 5,074 3,765 3,974 166 656 $921 164,326 47,006 63,220 381 37,539 U 22 BRITISH COLUMBIA TABLE V.—CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY BURNED AND CAUSES—Continued Property Causes Amount of Loss Motor-vehicles—Continued Buses Motor-cycles Tractors (bulldozers, graders, etc.) 15 92 Trailers and semi-trailers- 17 Incendiary Matches— Carelessness with Children with Motor-vehicle upset Oxy-gas welding or cutting equipment- Carelessness with Sparks from Short circuit Smokers' carelessness Sparks from bonfire Sparks from bush fire Unknown _. Engine back-firing _. Friction in brake-drum Gasoline on exhaust-pipe Hot oil, ignition of Matches, children with Short circuit Engine back-firing _ Gasoline— Broken line Carelessness with Motor-vehicle upset . Short circuit Smokers' carelessness Unknown Candles and open flames . Defective wiring Electrical appliances Engine back-firing Exposure Friction in tires Gasoline— Broken line Carelessness with . On exhaust-pipe Vapour explosion Motor-vehicle upset Oxy-gas welding or cutting equipment- Carelessness with Sparks from . Short circuit Sparks from bonfire __ Sparks from mill burner . Unknown Hot grease, oil, tar, etc., ignition of Matches, children with 14 Friction in tires Gas, liquefied petroleum, improper use of or defective equipment Gasoline on exhaust-pipe Oxy-gas welding or cutting equipment, sparks from Short circuit Smokers' carelessness . Unknown $6,220 4 444 1 80 7 15,401 4 1,194 1 35 212 48,802 303 35,057 4 1,786 1 30 137 57,935 $233,419 1 $250 1 320 1 40 1 250 1 40 1 82 $982 7 $950 2 100 1 76 1 200 2 147 1 100 1 200 $1,773 1 $100 1 2,000 1 822 8 11,388 1 162 3 1,180 4 2,481 13 6,218 3 2,762 8 8,595 2 6,820 2 1,784 7 13,281 20 43,728 3 3,339 1 7,500 14 32,949 $145,109 2 $1,750 1 5,054 1 2,138 3 12,735 1 236 1 8,000 3 9,946 1 3,250 4 18,307 $61,416 REPORT OF FIRE MARSHAL, 1959 U 23 TABLE V.—CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY BURNED AND CAUSES—Continued Property Causes Amount of Loss Motor-vehicles—Continued Trucks 200 2 48 1 8 1 2 2 25 Collision Defective muffler Defective wiring . Electrical appliances Electrical wiring overloaded . 2 2 7 2 1 13 9 1 1 4 1 10 7 7 7 6 1 1 1 1 1 9 2 4 43 15 3 1 38 3 6 9 2 2 10 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 7 1 1 2 $5,827 559 452 520 62 15,340 21,289 100 3,000 7,400 1,200 14,400 11,293 4,192 7,239 431 150 500 30 85 50 22,189 131 7,656 15,170 3,737 227 197 58,767 Fireworks - _ ..... Friction— Gas, liquefied petroleum, explosion Gasoline— Broken linpj On exhaust-pipe Vapour explosion Oxy-gas welding or cutting equipment— Carelessness with Sparks from Smokers' carplessnftss Stove, combustible material too near . ... Unknown Oil-burner, defective Unknown Defective wiring Electrical appliances _. . Exposure ,, , $202,193 •$644,892 $3,450 300 3,750 Offices $65 68 9,736 2,771 50 228 25 110 1,669 54,504 5,550 483 447 81,200 Gas, liquefied petroleum, explosion Tnren-iary Inflammable vapours, ignition of Oil-burners, explosion Short circuit Smokers' carelessness . .. . Stoves or stove-pipes— Combustible material too near . . Unknown Unknown Electrical appliances . .. _ _. Friction in machinery Oxy-gas welding or cutting equipment, sparks from Short circuit 156,906 184,741 Oil-wells $3,500 6,953 6,503 1,311 150 1,418 Paper and pulp mills Steam-pipe insufficiently protected ! Unknown Dust explosion 19,835 18,268 Peat plant- $4,983 11,000 Piggeries 18,969 Electrical appliances Unknown 15,983 Pnultry-hmiecs $4,340 52 12,483 1,260 Defcctivp wiri-o- Matches, children with U 24 BRITISH COLUMBIA TABLE V.—CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY BURNED AND CAUSES—Continued Property Causes Amount of Loss Power-houses Power-saws Power-shovels Pumps and pump-houses Radio stations Railroad rolling-stock Railroad stations Refineries (gasoline or oil). Refineries (salt) Restaurants Rinks (curling) Rinks (ice-skating) Rooming-houses 62 Sparks from bonfire Spontaneous ignition Stoves or stove-pipes— Combustible material too near Insufficiently protected Sparks from Unknown Electrical appliances Engine back-firing . Gasoline, carelessness with Short circuit _ Sparks from mill burner Unknown Engine back-firing Short circuit _ Gasoline, carelessness with Oil-burner, defective Gas, liquefied petroleum, explosion . Gasoline vapour explosion Oxy-gas welding or cutting equipment, sparks from L Short circuit Sparks from engine Thawing pipes . _ Unknown '. Matches, children with Collision Exposure Friction in machinery Stove insufficiently protected Unknown Chimney, defective Unknown Exposure Oil-burners—■ Defective Defective equipment . Spontaneous ignition ... Exposure Chimney, sparks from Electrical appliances — Exposure Gas, natural, improper use of or defective equipment Hot grease, oil, tar, etc., ignition of Incendiary Short circuit Smokers' carelessness Stoves or stove-pipes— Combustible material too near Insufficiently protected Unknown Sparks from bonfire . Electrical appliances Thawing pipes Chimneys— Defective Sparks from Electrical appliances Exposure Fireplace, sparks from Fireworks $1,500 6,800 87 700 2,119 16,326 $50 1,417 1,100 12,000 558 70,377 $111 240 $1,500 6,000 $491 100 270 1,012 100 15 220 $1,500 13,000 100 25 2,000 $1,475 7,315 $12,002 3,475 3,000 850 $345 1,889 42,191 140 39,917 8,669 184 184 268 3,694 17,696 $39 203,872 $181 85 722 2,362 18 531 $45,667 85,502 351 7,500 2,208 25 16,625 8,790 19,327 66 115,177 25 203,911 REPORT OF FIRE MARSHAL, 1959 U 25 TABLE V, -CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY BURNED AND CAUSES—Continued Property Causes Amount of Loss 90 26 Hot grease, oil, tar, etc., ignition of 3 1 1 3 8 12 . 11 1 1 9 $867 1,560 255 144 546 708 11,377 85 15,853 15,661 Short circuit - Smokers' carelessness— Sparks from bonfire 1 2 1 3 1 2 1 $50,955 $478 2,495 50,000 10,105 306 23,131 9,683 50 7,200 274,908 67,964 782 307,717 1,408,782 Friction— In conveyer-belt Gas, liquefied petroleum, explosion .. Incendiary ... 1 Oxy-gas welding or cutting equipment— 1 10 5 1 18 Short circuit Sparks from engine 43 1 1 9 Furnace, defective. . .. 2,163,601 $23,567 29,250 307,421 12 731 25 1,815 204 40 792,840 . 144 1 . 13 Gasoline-torch carelessness Matches—• Carelessness with — — 1 1 1 1 2 1 8 Oil-burner, defective .. _ Smokers' carelessness _ Sparks from bonfire Chimneys— 1 1,155,905 Sheds $229 943 420 60 119 3,086 1,076 3,675 600 275 1,231 40,024 2,389 11,809 1,050 1,928 7,960 1,374 20 7,952 1,877 47,768 3 1 Defective wiring Electrical appliances _ 1 2 6 4 Furnace, defective . _. Gasoline, carelessness with .. Heat radiation Hot ashes, coals, etc. 1 1 2 5 12 1 . 25 1 10 9 Oil-burner, defective Smokers' carelessness Sparks from engine 1 1 Stoves or stove-pipes— Combustible material too near 1 2 Unknown ... _. 54 1 1 1 1 135,865 1,315 $25 150 5,000 275,994 50 66,666 Shingle-inills . Boiler, defective .. . Gasoline vapour explosion _. „ __. Sparks from mill burner .. Spontaneous ignition Unknown 2 1 7 347,885 U 26 BRITISH COLUMBIA TABLE V.—CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY BURNED AND CAUSES—Continued Property Causes Amount of Loss Ships Shipyards Smelting plants 31 Smoke-houses Steam baths Steel-fabricating plants Stores — 189 Stores and apartments — 45 Oxy-gas welding or cutting equipment, sparks from Oxy-gas welding or cutting equipment, sparks from Smokers' carelessness Dust explosion . Electrical appliances Friction in machinery .. Furnaces, sparks from Hot ashes Molten metal Oxy-gas welding or cutting equipment— Carelessness with Sparks from Short circuit Unknown Boiler, defective Hot grease, ignition of . Chimney, defective Electrical appliances Exposure Chimneys— Defective Sparks from Defective wiring Electrical appliances Exposure _ Fireworks , Furnaces or furnace-pipes— Combustible material too near Insufficiently protected Gas, liquefied petroleum, improper use of or defective equipment Gas, natural, improper installation of appliance Gasoline—• Carelessness with Stoves, lamps, torches . Hot grease, oil, tar, etc., ignition of Incendiary Inflammable vapours, ignition of Matches—■ Carelessness with _ Children with _ . . Oil-burners— Defective Explosion Sparks from Oxy-gas welding or cutting equipment, sparks from Short circuit Smokers' carelessness— In public premises —. In unlisted locations Sparks from bonfire Spontaneous ignition Stoves or stove-pipes— Insufficiently protected Sparks from Unknown Chimney, defective Defective wiring Electrical appliances Exposure — Gas, natural, explosion — Hot grease, ignition of Matches, children with Short circuit $1,128 1,128 $570 35 250 325 50 21,515 25 300 48,157 10,281 $32 100 $103 230 $216 773 19,001 64,930 49,549 571 131 1,678 200 125 9,429 200 1,113 54,042 100 3 348 40 2,680 24 14,272 164,783 2,953 26,732 178 100 350 883 658,608 $319 1,000 3,616 34,580 93 1,362 113 20,071 $25 2,256 81,508 132 830 333 1,074,012 REPORT OF FIRE MARSHAL, 1959 U 27 TABLE V.—CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY BURNED AND CAUSES—Continued Property Causes Amount of Loss _. 21 17 Smokers' carelessness— 3 $330 2,374 7,559 342 180 56,558 3 13 Stoves or stove-pipes— Combustible material too near 1 2 Unknown .. .... Defective wiring . Electrical appliances — 8 1 .. 1 1 $128,497 Stores and dwellings $74 300 98 18,800 368 6,479 1,000 30,535 6,391 55 3,800 105 1,155 66,445 Incendiary Oil-burners— Defective —_ Defective equipment . 1 - . 1 2 1 Short circuit Smokers' carelessness— 2 _ .. .. 2 In unlisted locations 2 .... 1 Stoves or stove-pipes— _... . 1 1 4 Electrical appliances — Exposure 2 2 1 135,605 $14,379 11,142 12,078 1,431 320 35 16,112 243 101,327 _ 25 Oil-burners— Defective Defective equipment — .... . 3 1 1 Smokers' carelessness Spontaneous ignition Unknown _ Chimney, defective - . Exposure Fireplace, defective Fireworks 2 1 .... 4 ... ... 1 1 1 1 1 157,067 $83 7,298 245 15 200 150 75 63 165 140 2,324 4,150 20 64,011 1 2 8 2 Incendiary ... . 1 1 Short circuit Smokers' carelessness— 2 3 3 4 1 1 Unknown Incendiary Incendiary - . 4 1 - . 1 ... . 1 78,939 59,878 Tanneries Telephone exchanges $3,762 100 Gasoline— 1 3,862 Tents $490 1,071 237 89 50 74 1,053 1 1 I 1 1 Unknown ~ .... __ . 2 .... . 1 3,064 Theatr-s $1,194 1,200 Exposure . .... 1 2,394 U 28 BRITISH COLUMBIA TABLE V.—CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY BURNED AND CAUSES—Continued Property Causes Amount of Loss Trailers (house) Trestles Tug-boats Warehouses Wharves Woodworking plants Workshops 47 41 Totals .8,268 Electrical appliances Exposure Fireworks Friction in tires Gas, liquefied petroleum- Explosion Improper use of or defective equipment Kerosene stove Matches, carelessness with Oil-burners— Defective Explosion Short circuit Smokers' carelessness— In bed In the home While intoxicated Stoves or stove-pipes— Combustible material too near Defective Insufficiently protected Thawing pipes Unknown Gasoline, carelessness with Engine back-firing Gasoline— Carelessness with Vapour explosion Heat radiation Molten metal Oil-burner, defective . Oxy-gas welding or cutting equipment, sparks from Stoves insufficiently protected Unknown Exposure _ Incendiary Chimneys, sparks from „.. Stoves or stove-pipes— Insufficiently protected Sparks from Unknown Gasoline, carelessness with Hot ashes . Kerosene, carelessness with Smokers' carelessness Stoves insufficiently protected Unknown Exposure . 5 Furnace, combustible material too near — 1 Incendiary 2 Inflammable vapours, ignition of 1 Oil-burner explosion 1 Oxy-gas welding or cutting equipment— Carelessness with 1 Sparks from 2 Short circuit 2 Smokers' carelessness 4 Sparks from bonfire - 1 Stoves or stove-pipes—■ Combustible material too near _. 1 Insufficiently protected 1 Unknown -_ 19 $2,508 4,668 625 2,100 133 3,300 206 70 11,330 5,248 6,464 75 208 3,122 2,284 73 2,435 64 21,661 $4,000 1,500 13,735 23 25 350 45,000 62,976 51,117 $138,542 257 434 242 300 300 5,677 1,149 120,086 350,051 42 586 175,769 $15,000 11,500 $15,177 2,250 2,160 5,062 $2,578 200 75 400 14,638 1,500 $66,574 15 178,726 793,435 26,500 24,649 19,391 $14,859,552 REPORT OF FIRE MARSHAL, 1959 U 29 i rn s « it a a B'ga |.a.a sis 2» f 0 >s» P 8~ 1=2 = lovooor-o^rmoivoav—'oo o\vo»-ioofnt^>n(NcNoovoo o\ t— vo «n cs o^o <"*! 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Dwellings- 1 40 Factories (briquette) Fishing-boats Foundries Garages, public. Hotels Motor-vehicles (2)— Automobile, passenger. Trucks- Oil-wells.- Outdoors. Power-houses Railroad rolling-stock.. Rooming-houses- Stores and dwellings.. Tents _ Trailers (house).. Totals, 1959 Totals, 1958 Totals, 1957 Totals, 1956 Totals, 1955 Totals, 1954 Totals, 1953 Totals, 1952 Totals, 1951 Totals, 1950 _. Ten-year totals.. 63 Aeroplane crash (1) Smokers' carelessness (1) _ Stoves or stove-pipes, combustible material too near (1) Thawing of pipes (1).. Electrical appliances (1) j Furnace upset (1) Gas, liquefied petroleum, explosion (1).. Gas, natural, explosion (1) Gasoline, carelessness with (4) Kerosene (3)'— Carelessness with (1) , Stoves (2).. Matches, children with (1) Smokers' carelessness (10)— In bed (4).. In the home (4).. While intoxicated (2).. Stoves or stove-pipes (11)— Combustible material too near (3).. Defective (1)~ Insufficiently protected (5). Sparks from (2) Unknown (7)~ Unknown (1).. Gasoline vapour explosion (3).. Molten metal (1)_ Inflammable vapours, ignition of (1)_ Smokers' carelessness, in bed (1) Smokers' CD- carelessness, while intoxicated Acetylene torch, carelessness with (1)_ Gas, natural, explosion (1) Gasoline carelessness (1) Sparks from bonfire (2) Short circuit (1) Collision (1) Unknown (1).. Stoves or stove-pipes insufficiently protected (1) Unknown (1) Smokers' carelessness, while intoxicated (1) _ 47 28 45 38 26 29 24 27 19 28 311 9 14 12 16 11 13 13 6 12 13 119 30 25 41 31 28 30 19 17 18 19 258 1 1 1 1 3 4 2 2 6 2 2 2 4 5 2 3 1 7 2 13 1 3 1 1 1 67 98 85 65 72 56 50 49 60 688 U 32 BRITISH COLUMBIA TABLE IX.—TWENTY-YEAR FIRE LOSS 20 19 18 . \ 20 19 18 / \ \ / \ 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 / 17 16 15 14 13 12 II 10 9 & 7 6 5 4 3 2 / / \ / / \ / / / / / w \ \ / • ' / 1 X *> - 1 i V \ / / 10 9 8 7 6 .5 4 3 i \ / / \ / \ i '. / / \ *> / V \ i i i; t / \ / 1! ii i/ S / / ■ • \ \ w. / .1- —y _*•'" \ j/ ^vV ,^** ___•■ J ./> „•■•* ....... 1940 '41 42 43 '44 '45 '46 '47 '48 2.9 '50 '51 '52 '53 ;54 J55 '56 57 '58 '59 ANNUAL DOLLARS LOSS (MILLIONS) FIRE FATALITIES (TENS) AVERAGE DOLLAR LOSS PER FIRE (HUNDREDS) NUMBER OF FIRES (THOUSANDS) Printed by Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in right of the Province of British Columbia. 1961 660-1260-9154
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