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Written by: Yang Wanting, Deng Haixing, Chen Yongwu, Yu Ruijing, Lin Zhenhua
2020-11-16 01:47
Last update date: 2020-11-16 07:09
The tenement house in Yau Ma Tei killed 7 people and 11 injured. The dead included a 9-year-old boy, mostly Nepalese.
According to sources, the Nepalese restaurant on the first floor of the fire was holding a children’s birthday party. Candles were left outside the door. Many relatives and friends attended the event and suspected that the sound insulation board was burnt to cause a fire. However, the exact cause remains to be investigated by the fire and police.
The seven deceased were confirmed dead at Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Guanghua Hospital. Many relatives and friends rushed to the hospital to find out.
In the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, dozens of relatives and friends of the deceased rushed to confess the corpse, and mourning cries came from the mortuary.
Looking at the information, November 12 to November 16 is the "Indian New Year" Diwali, which is equivalent to the Chinese New Year.
Nepal also lists Diwali as a statutory holiday, and lights are used to signify blessings.
Many relatives and friends lost their hearts during important festivals.
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According to sources, after the three women were rescued from the fire, they were rushed to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, but were confirmed dead at 10:04 pm and 10:20 pm respectively.
They are between 20 and 40 years old.
After the incident, dozens of relatives and friends were shocked to learn of the bad news and rushed to the Yiyuan to understand the situation.
They were arranged to recognize the corpse in the mortuary, and a mournful cry came from the mortuary.
Some female relatives and friends were emotional when they left the mortuary, and they had to be supported by two female relatives and friends. Some relatives and friends concealed their bodies and cried bitterly, others embraced and shed tears.
According to the Information Services Department, as of midnight on Monday (16th), among the 18 people who were sent to hospital, 4 men died after being sent to Kwong Wah Hospital and 3 women died after being sent to Queen Elizabeth Hospital; the situation of the other 7 people Critical, including 1 male and 3 female wounded in Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 2 male wounded in Kwong Wah Hospital, and 1 female wounded in Princess Margaret Hospital; and 1 female wounded in Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Princess Margaret Hospital each in serious condition; As for Caritas Medical’s acceptance of the two men injured, one is in stable condition and one has been discharged.
Yau Tsim Mong District Councillor (Jordon West) Zhu Huifang came to the scene afterwards to find out. He said that one of his male relatives and friends rushed to the scene after hearing the news and was very emotional. The other party then rushed to Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
Zhu Huifang pointed out that it is a festival in Nepal but there is a tragedy. He will definitely provide all assistance. "Understanding that he must be sad, because (the festival) should be the happiest thing, but if something happens, it will be broken. Don’t go back with your friends to help them through the difficulties!” Zhu also pointed out that the people involved are from relatively poor families, and many children will play together in the park. He has exchanged contact information with the boy’s relatives and friends to provide assistance.
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Yau Tsim Mong District Councillor (Tsim Sha Tsui West), Tan Ka-long, said that after preliminary understanding, the children’s birthday party was being held at the fire site at the time of the incident.
After the tragedy, the family members were all emotional and are now studying how to provide assistance, including financial assistance such as fundraising from neighbourhoods.
Chen also pointed out that now it is the five-day "Diwali" festival. India and Nepal are celebrating the same day. On one of these days, ethnic people will light candles outside their units to celebrate.
According to his knowledge, they had already lit candles yesterday (14th), but there was a major change during the festive season and the situation was unbearable.
According to the information, from November 12th to November 16th this year is the Indian Diwali Festival, which lasts for 5 days and is the second largest show in Nepal.
Diwali is like their New Year, India, Nepal, Singapore, Malaysia and other countries are all listed as legal holidays. They will light candles and wear different traditional clothes to celebrate.
[Statement of the Democratic Party Members of the Yau Tsim Mong District Council on the Jordan Fire]
A fire broke out in Jordan this evening. The incident caused many casualties. All the pro-democracy members of Yau Tsim Mong were deeply saddened and expressed their deep condolences to all affected residents and their families.
At the same time, we have contacted the Home Affairs Department and requested the opening of nearby community centers so that residents can temporarily feel relieved after the long night tonight. The request has been approved by the Yau Tsim Mong District Office.
We will also continue to do our best to provide appropriate support to the affected residents.
In addition, we will soon discuss matters related to the fire at the district board meeting.
Yau Tsim Mong District Council Democrat District Member
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