Hong Kong fire

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Scores evacuated as fire erupts in Hong Kong skyscraper (Reuters)

About 170 people were evacuated from a Hong Kong shopping area after a fire broke out in a skyscraper late on Thursday night, the government said.

Register for free to Reuters and know the full story The Empire Group did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. The building is a 42-storey project by the Empire Group to house the city's Mariners Club and a hotel, according to the company’s website.

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Huge Fire Rips Through Skyscraper in Hong Kong Shopping District (Bloomberg)

A 42-story hotel being constructed in one of Hong Kong's tourism districts went up in flames before firefighters brought the fire under control.

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Authorities responding to a structure fire along Middle Road in Tsim ... (Crisis24)

Authorities responding to a structure fire along Middle Road in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, China, late March 2. Avoid the area.

Authorities are responding to a structure fire along Middle Road in Hong Kong's Tsim Sha Tsui area late March 2. Allow additional travel time near the incident site. Avoid the impacted area.

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Firefighters battle blaze at Hong Kong high-rise building site (Aljazeera.com)

The fire started at the top of the 42-storey skyscraper, which was close to completion, and engulfed the scaffolding.

Some fell to the ground. No casualties were reported. The fire started at the top of the 42-storey skyscraper, which was close to completion, and engulfed the scaffolding.

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Massive fire hits Hong Kong high-rise construction site (CNA)

HONG KONG: A high-rise building under construction in Hong Kong erupted in flames and was still burning hours later, with some nearby residential blocks ...

Advertisement It eventually escalated to the fourth level of severity on a five-point scale.

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Massive fire engulfs Hong Kong high-rise construction site (The Straits Times)

It broke out at 11.11pm in the heart of Tsim Sha Tsui, a busy shopping and tourist district. Read more at straitstimes.com.

“Last night there were strong winds, which blew the flames toward five nearby buildings,” he said. No casualties had been reported, with two people treated for minor injuries, the fire department said. Officials said the fire broke out at 11.11pm on Thursday in the heart of Tsim Sha Tsui, a busy shopping and tourist district on the city’s harbourfront and was “largely put out” by 8.30am the next day.

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Hong Kong firefighters in 9-hour battle to put out high-rise building ... (South China Morning Post)

The blaze, which broke out at around 11pm, was put out at 8.30am on Friday.

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Massive fire engulfs under-construction site in Hong Kong (Anadolu Agency)

Authorities have issued level 4 alert, 2 choppers deployed to douse flames - Anadolu Agency.

[Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. Authorities have issued a level 4 alarm in response to the incident as fire fighters are using two jets to douse the flames. A massive fire engulfed a big under-construction building in Hong Kong on Thursday night.

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'Debris falling from sky': witnesses describe 9-hour Hong Kong blaze (South China Morning Post)

'I immediately grabbed my phone and ran down to see what happened,' an American businessman staying at the Sheraton Hotel says.

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On Camera, Massive Fire Engulfs Under Construction Skyscraper In ... (NDTV)

A major fire erupted at a skyscraper construction site in Hong Kong on Thursday night. The blaze broke out at the site of The Mariners' Club redevelopment ...

The safety of other structures and machines on the site would be referred to other government departments for follow-up action, they added. The police said that around 170 residents were evacuated from nearby buildings and were relocated to a safe distance. A major fire erupted at a skyscraper construction site in Hong Kong on Thursday night.

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Ex-fire chief says Hong Kong construction sites need customised ... (South China Morning Post)

Anthony Lam, an ex-director of the Fire Services Department, says expert risk assessments should be carried out at every construction project.

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