Firefighters battle blaze in Hong Kong shopping district

Scores evacuated as fire erupts in Hong Kong skyscraper

HONG KONG (Reuters) -About 170 people were evacuated from a Hong Kong shopping area after a fire broke out in a skyscraper late on Thursday night, the government said. Firefighters battled the blaze at a redevelopment project in the Tsim Sha Tsui district throughout the early hours of Friday, the flames visible from the other side of Victoria Harbour. Several upper floors of the building were engulfed in fire, according to Reuters witnesses, and…

Firefighters battle blaze in Hong Kong shopping district

Hong Kong firefighters battled a huge blaze Friday that broke out overnight at a construction site in a popular shopping district and forced 170 people in nearby buildings to evacuate. No deaths or injuries have been reported after the fire erupted at the Mariners’ Club redevelopment project i...

Huge Fire Rips Through Skyscraper in Hong Kong Shopping District

A 42-story hotel being constructed in one of Hong Kong’s tourism districts went up in flames before firefighters brought the fire under control.

Two injured in spectacular fire at a skyscraper in Hong Kong

Some 170 local residents have been safely relocated

Hong Kong: spectacular images of the fire in a skyscraper under construction

Despite the violence of the flames at the top of the 42-storey building, there were only two injuries to report.

At least two injured in a skyscraper fire under construction sites in Hong Kong

O incidente provocou a queda de objetos na rua e feriu dois automobilistas. Obrigou a retirar mais de uma centena de pessoas de edifícios residenciais, centros comerciais e hotéis na área.