Longhua Hotel in Sha Tin suspected of being set in flames

Burst

Written by: Deng Haixing

2020-01-04 00:08

The fire broke out at Longhua Hotel in Sha Tin, but there were no casualties. At about 11:00 on the night of Friday (January 3), the location of a garden at Longhua Hotel, No. 22, Xiahe Village, Shatian. It was reported that the scaffolding and debris caught fire, the flames were flaming, and there was a sound of explosion. Many people called the police for help.

After receiving the report, the fire rushed to use two teams of breathing caps and two hoses to extinguish the fire. It took about half an hour to put the fire out. Some canopies of the hotel were burned. After the fire investigation, it was believed that the cause of the fire was suspicious. The police classified the case as "arson". About 30 people were evacuated during the fire and no one was injured.

The historic Longtian Hotel in Shatian, formerly a holiday villa built by wealthy businessman Zhong Xiuchang's wife (Ms. Chen Runzhang) in 1938, is a two-storey building with a square shape and is also known as a “square building”. Until 1951, it became the first hotel in Shatin after the war, but in 1985 the hotel business was suspended. However, the hotel is still a well-known restaurant outside Hong Kong, and its "Three Treasures of Shatin" (ie braised pigeon, chicken porridge and tofu) are extremely popular.

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