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Written by: Yang Wanting, Lin Zhenhua, Yu Ruijing
2020-11-15 21:26
Last update date: 2020-11-16 12:07
A deadly fire broke out in Yau Ma Tei tonight (15th), causing 7 deaths and 11 injuries.
According to sources, the fire site is the restaurant on the first floor of the tenement building, and there are Nepalese people organizing birthday parties for children.
At the time of the incident, the unit was celebrating. During the incident, something caught fire. The fire spread rapidly, and the tongue of fire emerged from the window.
Many people were trapped near the kitchen, some were forced to climb out of the outer wall, and even escaped from the back alley of the building through the window of the bathroom.
The fire rescue rescued a total of 18 injured, 12 of whom were seriously injured. After all of them were sent to the hospital for rescue, 7 of them were unable to recover. The dead included an 8-year-old boy.
A large number of relatives and friends rushed to the hospital to recognize the body, and everyone was in mourning.
Team 4 of the Regional Crime Squad of West Kowloon has taken over to follow up, and the fire department has also set up a special team to investigate, including the situation of the gathering and whether there are flammable materials.
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At about 8:39 tonight, a fire broke out in a unit on the first floor of a tenement building at 560 Canton Road near Saigon Street. The fire was raging. Some trapped men climbed out of the window to take shelter. Many people called the police for help.
The firefighters arrived at the scene, dispatched a hood-smoke team, and used a throat to fight the blaze.
The fire alarm was roughly put out after 8 minutes.
According to sources, the scene of the fire was a Nepalese restaurant. A child was holding a birthday party and at least nine relatives attended.
According to one injured person, he saw candles lighted outside the door of the site, and suspected that the insulation panel was burning, causing a fire.
According to the fire department, the area of the fire was about 5 meters by 15 meters. It was an open space with multiple dining tables. The trapped people were concentrated near the kitchen. Due to the large number of trapped people, some people jumped out of the bathroom windows. Escape to the back alley of the building.
The officers rescued a total of 18 wounded from inside the unit, the exterior wall of the building and the back alley of the building.
It is reported that most of the injured are Nepalese, including adults and children.
They were sent to Kwong Wah Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Caritas Hospital and Princess Margaret Hospital.
Among the injured, 12 were seriously injured, mainly unconsciousness, inhalation injury, burns and foot injuries during escape. Some people had no breathing or pulse when they were rescued.
After rescue, 4 men and 3 women were confirmed dead, aged between 8 and 40, all reported to be relatives and friends, including a 9-year-old boy; another 5 men and 5 women were injured, aged between 13 and 46. Among them, 7 are in critical condition, 2 are in serious condition, and 1 is stable; the other one has been discharged from hospital.
The fourth team of the Regional Crime Squad of West Kowloon has taken over the investigation. The initial investigation by the police revealed that the burning unit was a restaurant. Celebrations were taking place at the time of the incident. During the incident, objects caught fire and the fire spread rapidly. The dead and injured could not escape.
The fire department also set up a special team to investigate the cause of the fire, including the gathering situation and the presence of flammable materials.
According to the Information Services Department, of the 18 hospitalized persons, 4 men died after being sent to Kwong Wah Hospital and 3 women died after being sent to Queen Elizabeth Hospital; the other 7 people were in critical condition, including 1 male and 3 females from Queen Elizabeth Hospital. The wounded, 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 had a serious condition; as for the 2 male wounded in Caritas Hospital, 1 person is in stable condition and 1 person has been discharged from hospital.
Initial list of dead:
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
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