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4. Summary of Causes.

Cane . g ■§ i l f lllli.lliiliilii i ¥' i i i I 4 \ s Ashos, live .. .. 2 2 Benzene in proximity to lights 2 1 „ vapour, in proximity I 1 tc lights ,, cleaning olothee .. 2 .. ,, upsetting, explosions I .. Birds' nests .. Candles, drapery, i"fcc, in oontad II 5 „ left burning .. . . I Clothes airing before fire .. .. 2 Defective building .. .. .. I ,, chimneys, hearths .. I 4 Electric lighting, fusing of wires 4 1 Gas, defective fittings .. 4 1 „ explosion .. .. "! .. „ jets in contact.. .. .. 1 „ rings, stoves .. .. 2 '■'• ,, iron left standing .. .. 1 Ignition, picture-films .. 1 .. „ carbolic vapour . . .. 1 Incendiarism, or suspected .. .. 5 Kerosene, lamp explosions .. .. l! ., lamps knocked over 1 . . Kerosene stoves or heaters . . 2 overheated Kerosene, lighting fires with Lights, naked .. Matches, in machinery .. .. 1 ,, children playing with 2 '■'• „ rats gnawing .. . . ■ • „ thrown down alight - 9 Motor, baokfiring .. .. I .. 1 Overheating, beeswax, fat, <fcc. I 4 „ bearings .. .. 1 tar .. .. 3 4 ,, wood in prox- •. imii v tofnmeoef wood by hot- .. ■. water pipes 2 2 1 2 .. 7 1 I .... I 1 .. .. 1 ] .. 2 1 .. II 1 7 .. 2 1 I .... I 1 .. .. 15 1 .. I 1 8 2 i 16 8 2 • :: I 2 ........ \ "l ..\ ............ '.'. '.'. " 3 '.'. I '' 24 1 2 2 s .. .. I -2 1 .. I .. 7 1 1 .. I .... I I .. 1 :i 2 I I .. .. 27 7 "i 2 1 1 21 s 7 1 21 7 7 2 4 9 1 2 1 13 2 4 I i . .'. in .. 2 1 .. .. J .. 1 ' I 7 2 J J 4 .. 1 .... 1 1 !l 1 .. I 2 1 '.. 1 .. 4 1 I 13 1 2 1 .... 1 .. 4 1 .. 1 .. .. 4 .'. i '.', i i I 3 II .. i .. i i i J " \\ '.'. \\ \\ '.'. '.'. '.'. '.'. " .'. " \\ '.'. "l .. I I Id .. 1 1 2 .. 1 2-1 ..... I Ill .. .. .. 2 1 I 1 1 1 12 I I 2 I 8 i 4 I 3 ■1 .. I 3 .. i Smoking .. .. .... 2 ,, cigarettes, butts thrown .. 1 clciwil Sparks from ohimneye .. 3L 3 ,, oopper-firee .. :> :' „ fireplaces . . ■») 1 ,, furnaces .. .. 1 machinery „ stoves, ranges „ other fires .. . . I Spontaneous oombuetion .. .. 4 Teasing kapoo .. .. .. 1 Vagrants .. ' .. .. .. 2 Unknown .. 3 ' .. .. 46 20 • ■) Totals' .. .. 06 96 2 I .. 3 .. 3 3 I .. IS I 2 10 .. I .. l I .. I H 2(J .. 1 .... 1 I .. 7 .. 1 .. 1 I .. I 7 I 1 I 1 2 I .... I .. .. I 9 I .. 1 3 3 0 3 17 2 2.... I 2 r, ■> 9 6 I !) 6 157 !) 22 6 5 14 3 !> 2 .. (i 3 7 12 2!) 18 4 Iβ 6 I-V> I ■' : 3 3 I 1 I I 3 2 ■) I .. .. I .. 1 .. 1 1 1 4 1 2 20 2 3 9 it 22 2 2i 96 l> 88