THE FIRE FIEND
INSTANCES OF CARELESSNESS. The number of fires attributed to carelessness is strikingly illustrated in the annual report of the fire brigade superintendent. In seven cases fires were caused through lighted matches being thrown down; seven were due to lighted candles coming in contact with curtains; children playing with matches caused the brigade to he summoned in five instances; two fires were started through the practice of smoking in bed. The origin of nineteen fires was unable to be traced; eight were caused by sparks, two by rate nesting, and two by spontaneous ignition, three to the ignition of picture films, three to the fusion of electric wires, and two to hot ashes.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 10966, 30 July 1921, Page 2
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115THE FIRE FIEND New Zealand Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 10966, 30 July 1921, Page 2
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