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4. Summary of Causes.

Ium: laky of Causes. CansJ. 1 I I! I £ a I R a 1 1 o S £ 11 i i 111 4 1 i f t 1 i I 4 1 1 j I Ashes, live Benzene in proximity to lights ,, , in proximity iili tc l'g nts „ „ upsetting, explosions Birde' nests Boiling over of fat .. ,, tar Candles, drapery, &c., in contact with ,, left burning Clothes airing before fire Defective building .. „ chimneys, hearths .. Electric lighting, fusing of wires Fire balloon falling on tent .. Fireworks Gas, defective fittings ,, explosion .. ■„ „ jet in contact .. ,, rings, stoves .. fg. Ignition of picture-films Incendiarism, or suspected f.. Kerosene lamps, explosions, dfcc. „ knocked over Kerosene stoves or heaters overheated Lights, naked Matches, case falling down .. ,, children pliying with „ rats gnawing „ thrown down alight ,, trodden upon Overheating of bearings ,, timber in proximity to furnaces Painters burning off paint Previous outbreaks Infraction of sun's rays Smoking .. „ in bed Sparks from chimneys ,, copper-fires „ fireplaces ,, furnaces „ -stoves, ranges .. „ other fires Spirit-lamps, explosions, upsetting Spontaneous combustion Vagrants Vulcanizing Unknown 1 2 2 1 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 8 1 2 1 3 1 1 i 3 ■_ ; :; 1 2 7 1 4 9 i 3 1 2 1 'i 1 1 1 :s 2 1 2 4 2 1 4 2 6 2 1 2 I 1 1 2 I 2 1 1 8 8 0 ■>:, 8 I 3 1 1 I 1 3 i 1 4 2 1 5 2 17 2 (i 5 1 1 1 1 2 I 1 1 10 2 I 1 1 . 1 2 I I 2 2 1 I 1 1 2 I I 1 1 1 :s 2 I i 3 1 4 2 i I 2 1 4 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 4 1 1 2 2 1 ! 1 I ■2 2 2 1 i 3 4 2 4 2 3 1 2 4 4 1 1 1 1 n 1 1 1 r> 14 10 9 3 3 1 1 1 '2 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 r> 1 1 37 20 17 8 15 4 1 7 2 1 6 1 3 8 5 2 4 144 Totals ... 87 86 76 28 16 5 2 1 2 2 9 7 21 10 4 397 13 6 16