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4. Summary of Causes.
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Cause. •o a ! CO •a § n 4 I g Em I o .1) .»! 4 o a a' 1 I o Si (a .a -2 .s I 3 I a 13 ft 33 -8 ft cj cS O OS <D H H H 3 £ 2 I o I a3 § O S Ph § I 5 _£ p u H "<3 I d en o o is 3 Ashes, live Birds' nests under eaves Benzine, proximity to lights ,, vapour, proximity to lights „ explosions, &c. Candles, drapery, &c, in contact Clothes airing before fire Defective building.. „ chimneys, hearths ,, hot-water services Electricity, fusing of wires .. „ overheating clothes-iron .. „ spark from switch Gas, defective fittings ,, explosion „ rings, stoves . . Ignition, kapoc .. '.. '. .. „ picture-films >. . „ sulphur Incendiarism, or suspected Kerosene-lamp explosions „ lamps knocked over „ heaters overheated Lime, slaking Matches, children with „ rata „ thrown down alight Methylated spirits, explosion Naked lights Overheating beeswax, fat, &c. „ bearings ,, tar „ wood, proximity furnaces ,, vulcanizing-ovons Painters burning off paint Refraction, sun's rays Smoking „ cigarette, butts Soldering-iron Sparks from chimneys „ copper-fires „ fireplaces „ furnaces „ stoves and ranges „ other fires Spontaneous combustion Testing automtaic alarms Vagrants Unknown '2 1 16 2 i '7 i 2 i i 1 1 2 1 1 5 i 5 1 1 i 1 "2 "2 3 6 8 2 2 2 1 3 2 1 6 i 1 5 3 i i '2 i '2 i 1 i '2 "2 1 i 2 i i 1 1 2 2 i i i 1 9 1 12 " I 26 7 1 20 2 11 3 1 3 4 7 2 4 1 9 2 3 2 1 7 2 14 2 2 7 4 9 9 2 3 3 9 2 2 3 19 5 I n 4 1 8 1 1 156 i 1 10 I '2 '2 1 3 3 "i i 1 i 1 i 3 2 '2 5 i 1 3 1 1 'i i 6 1 1 1 4 1 1 2 1 3 1 1 10 "2 i 2 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 "2 i 2 "1 i i 4 i '4 "\ 49 35 2 '5 3 '7 '7 i 2 9 i '9 3 A 2 i 6 Totals .. 95 76 1 106 4 14 10 11 7 2 10 16 3 21 8 2 5 8 5 9 421
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