10/04/2024 12:16 (UTC)

Fire in Hong Kong´s residential building claims five lives

Hong Kong, Apr 10 (EFE/EPA).- A fire broke out in a residential building in the Kowloon district of Hong Kong on Wednesday which claimed the lives of at least five people and injured over two dozen.

Hong Kong police received a series of calls reporting that, around 8 in the morning (0:00 GMT), at a building located at the intersection of Jordan and Nathan streets, explosions were heard and a thick column of smoke was seen engulfing the affected block. (Camera: LEUNG MAN HEI).

FOOTAGE SHOWS THE BUILDING THAT CAUGHT FIRE IN HONG KONG.

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Date: 10/04/2024 11:51 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EPA
Topic: Disaster and accident » Fire
Disaster and accident
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 98 seconds
Reference: 55013310071
Relevance: Normal