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Written by: Peng Kaixin Cai Zhengbang
2020-11-16 11:55
Last update date: 2020-11-16 13:51
A fire broke out on a tenement building on Canton Road in Yau Ma Tei, causing 7 deaths and 11 injuries. The casualties were all ethnic minorities, mostly Nepalese.
It is reported that the fire unit has only one escape exit. At that time, the fire broke out first outside the unit. The tongue surrounded the only escape exit. Except for one wounded person who managed to take two children out of the fire, the others were forced to the kitchen by the fire. Four of the wounded escaped Taking the risk of jumping out of the window, the 7 wounded escaped and were sent to hospital without treatment. It is reported that the deceased were relatives.
The unit’s only escape exit was blocked, and the four wounded jumped to the back alley to escape the window.
(Photo by Cai Zhengbang)
It is understood that the 7 deceased were relatives and had a birthday party with others at the site when the incident occurred. One of the wounded escaped from the fire and claimed that the site was a Nepalese restaurant. When he arrived, he saw burning candles in front of the restaurant. Put it on the ground, suspected that the tongue of the candle on the ground was burning the sound insulation board at the time of the incident. The fire was out of control and caused a deadly fire.
The police stated at a press conference yesterday that the unit involved was a restaurant, and the police were investigating whether it was a "licensed restaurant" or "private kitchens" for party gatherings.
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The fire department received the fire alarm at 8:39 last night and arrived at the scene 3 minutes later. The fire was put out 8 minutes later.
The first ambulance arrived at the scene 4 minutes after the fire broke out. Rescuers were present to divert 29 people, and 16 ambulances were used to deliver 18 injured people to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kwong Wah Hospital, Caritas Hospital and Marathon Carlyle Hospital.
Twelve of the wounded were seriously injured, mainly unconsciousness, inhalation injury, burns and foot injuries during escape; 7 people died of their injuries after being sent to hospital.
The fire unit is located on the 1st floor, with an area of about 5 meters by 15 meters. It is an open space with multiple dining tables. The trapped people are concentrated near the kitchen. Due to the large number of trapped people, some people jumped from the bathroom windows. Escape.
Zhang Xu said that at the time of the incident, the unit was in violent fire and was severely burned. It is initially believed that a gathering was taking place at the time of the fire. A special team has been set up to investigate the cause of the fire, including the situation of the gathering and whether there are flammable materials.
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The preliminary list of the dead and the situation of the injured:
Boy 8 years old Ryan
Man 38 years old Kandel Youba Raj
Man, 39 years old, Gurung Sher
Ram Babu, 40 years old
Unknown name of 20-year-old woman
Woman 30 years old Anita Nimla
Woman 40 years old Tampng binila
Another 3 men and 4 women are in critical condition; 2 are in serious condition, 1 is stable, and 1 is discharged.
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