A grade 4 fire broke out last night (2nd) at the redevelopment site of the Sailors’ Home on Middle Road in Tsim Sha Tsui, and was extinguished this morning (3rd).
The fire spread to several nearby buildings, but fortunately no casualties were reported.
Member of the Legislative Council for Construction, Surveying, Urban Planning and Gardens Xie Weiquan wrote to the Director of the Fire Services Department, Yang Enjian, asking 4 points about the fire.
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It is difficult to fight fires in buildings over 40 stories high
Xie Weiquan pointed out that the level 4 fire made the public pay attention to the fire safety of the construction site.
He asked about the fire safety requirements of buildings under construction or large-scale renovation, as well as buildings that have not installed or temporarily removed formal fire protection facilities.
As for some former Fire Services Department personnel who pointed out that too many flammable building materials that are not used in a short period of time are often placed on some sites, Xie Weiquan asked what is the current regulation on this.
Xie Weiquan asked the prescription to list the number of complaints and inspections, as well as the number of warnings and prosecutions issued by the above two regulations in the past three years, and asked to explain the reasons for the relevant decisions.
He said that in recent years, buildings often have more than 40 floors, making it difficult to fight fires, and there is also the risk of spreading to neighboring buildings.
He asked whether the current regulations and law enforcement actions are adequate and whether they will review this incident.
Tse Wai-chuen, Member of the Legislative Council for Architecture, Surveying, Urban Planning and Gardens.
(File photo/Photo by Ou Jiale)
Fire Notice: The construction site should minimize the storage of flammable materials
Lin Zhenmin, former director of the Fire Services Department and spokesperson for the Fire Services Division of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, said that the fire protection installations were not activated during the construction period of the building, and the building is more than 40 floors high. Firefighters need to spend a long time "checking floor by floor", which increases the difficulty of firefighting.
Lin Zhenmin also said that it is necessary to know whether the bamboo shed is coated with fireproof paint.
"Fire Prevention Notice No. 13" stipulates that the storage of flammable materials within the scope of the construction site should be reduced as much as possible, and the discarded flammable packaging materials, wood chips, sawdust, etc. should be cleaned up from time to time, and unused dangerous goods should also be sent back Dangerous goods warehouse storage.
No. 4 fire in Tsim Sha Tsui｜The outer wall of Sailor’s House turned into a sea wave and Sheraton Hotel and Telecommunications Building Tsim Sha Tsui No. Huge column of fire and debris drifting with the wind Tsim Sha Tsui Level 4 Fire｜Middle Road Seaman’s Home reconstruction site caught fire and burned for more than 9 hours to extinguish the Tsim Sha Tsui Level 4 Fire｜Former Fire Services Director’s waste exacerbates the flames Bamboo sheds are coated with fireproof paint to prevent the spread