fire-hazard "fire-hazard" means- (a) any unlawful alteration to any building such as might render escape from any part thereof in the event of a fire materially more difficult or less easy than it would be if the alteration had not been made; (b) the overcrowding of any place of public entertainment or public gathering such as might render escape from any part thereof in the event of a fire difficult; (c) any removal or absence from any building of any fire-fighting equipment or fire safety installation that is required by law to be provided in the building; (d) the presence within or outside any building of any fire-fighting equipment or fire safety installation or any facility, installed in accordance with the requirement of any written law or as required by the Fire Services Department, that is not in efficient working order; (e) inadequate means of exit from any part of a building to any place, whether within or outside the building, that provides safety to persons in the event of a fire; or (f) any other matter or circumstance that materially increases the likelihood of a fire or the danger to life or property that would result from the outbreak of a fire, or that would materially hamper the Fire Services Department in the discharge of its duties in the event of a fire; ACT 341 - FIRE SERVICES ACT 1988 2. Interpretation.