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A fire in Yau Ma Tei, Hong Kong caused many victims. Carrie Lam has instructed the relevant departments to spare no effort in treating the injured.
According to Radio Hong Kong News on the 16th, a fire broke out in a residential building at 560 Canton Road, Yau Ma Tei, Hong Kong at around 8pm on the 15th.Currently, 17 people have been killed and injured, of which 4 men and 3 women died, 7 were in critical condition and 1 in serious condition.According to the Hong Kong Government Press Release,Executive Director Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor expressed her great regret for the fire in Yau Ma Tei that caused many victims on the night of the 15th.Relevant departments have been instructed to spare no effort to treat the injured and do a good job after the aftermath, including investigating the cause of the fire and serious casualties.
Hong Kong press release
Source: Hong Kong mediaFragrantHong Kong ElectricTaiwan NewsAccording to the cited sources, the fire floor is 4 stories high and belongs to a commercial and residential property.The unit that caught fire was a Nepalese restaurant on the first floor, the son of one of the injured was having a birthday party.
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According to preliminary information, some injured people said they saw lighted candles on the ground in front of the burning unit, which could have burned the soundproofing panel next to them and started a large fire. The wounded man said there were nine family members who had a birthday party together at the restaurant, and he and two other children managed to escape.
Several injured were sent to the hospital in a coma. Source: DongwangDongwang described that after the fire broke out, the fire spread rapidly and there were multiple explosions. Flames and thick smoke filled the hallways and stairs. Some people were unable to enter or leave, and some even went out the window and screamed for help. The fire was extinguished only after the arrival of firefighters. At that time, many residents had inhaled a lot of smoke and burns. Some had cracked skin and others had blood on their faces. They were dying and on the brink of life and death. The scene was sad. According to the report,The residents of the burning house were mostly Nepalese.
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Zhang Guangyuan, Kowloon South District Deputy Chief of the Fire Department, said the scene of the fire was located on the first floor of a residential building. It was not a subdivided house. It was an open-plan unit with an area of approximately 5 meters by 15 meters. The fire was violent at the time of the incident and everyone in the unit was trapped. kitchen. The firefighter sent 68 people. About 8 minutes after arriving, the fire went out. The trapped people were rescued from the unit, the building’s exterior wall, and the building’s rear alley. The people caught were mainly ethnic minorities. There was no fire fighting in the building. The system suffered severe burns at the site. The Fire Department has established a task force to investigate the cause of the accident, and it is necessary to investigate the cause of the fire.
Zhang Guangyuan (center), Kowloon South District Deputy Director of the Fire Department, said the scene of the fire was located on the first floor of a residential building, not in a sub-district.Tuyuan Hong Kong Media
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Yau Ma Tei Division Commander (Acting Superintendent) Lam Yi Hang stated that among those killed in the fire were 4 men and 3 women (ages 9 to 40), and the remaining 10 injured were 5 men and 5 women (from 13 to 46 years), and 7 were still in critical condition, one person was in serious condition and two others were injured. The Department of Home Affairs has provided temporary housing for affected residents at nearby community centers.
Source: Hong Kong “East Net”Source: World Wide Web
