A fire broke out in a 60-year-old residential and commercial building in Hong Kong's Kowloon district, resulting in the death of five people and injuries to 43 others. One of the victims was suspected to have jumped off the building in an attempt to escape the blaze.
HONG KONG — At least five people were killed and 43 others injured after a fire broke out at a 60-year-old residential and commercial building in Hong Kong ’s bustling Kowloon district on Wednesday morning.Firefighters battle the blaze at New Lucky House on Jordan Road in Hong Kong 's Kowloon district on April 10, 2024.
Mr Lam said firefighters found plastic boxes and electric wiring installed in the first-floor lobby, which were possible reasons for the fire and dense smoke that filled staircases and corridors. He added the fire was intense in the lift lobbies on the first and second floors. The Fire Services Department has set up a special investigation team while detectives from the Kowloon West regional crime unit are investigating whether any suspicious circumstances were linked to the blaze.
The department deployed more than 210 firefighters and paramedics in the operation. Thirty-five fire engines and 24 ambulances were sent to the scene after authorities received a call at 7.53am. “Some of these people got flights out of the territory to other countries,” he said, adding that police did their best to help them retrieve their luggage.
“Some residents became trapped in the smoke-filled staircases and needed assistance from firefighters who led them to safety,” he said.Some building tenants wait for rescue after being forced to evacuate to the roof.“I feel very sad about this incident. I give my deepest condolences to the families of those who died and the injured,” he said.
Mr Robert Kwong, 90, and his wife had just spent their first night at a guest house on the 10th floor when the fire broke out.
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