Fire in Hong Kong building kills at least 5 people and injures 34

Fire in large Hong Kong residential building kills at least 5 people and injures 34

/ 12:13 PM April 10, 2024

Ambulance workers walk past a building called New Lucky House where a fire started in Hong Kong, Wednesday

Ambulance workers walk past a building called New Lucky House where a fire started in Hong Kong, Wednesday, April 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Updated on April 10, 2024 at 2:08 p.m.

HONG KONG (AP) — A fire in a large, mostly residential building in Hong Kong on Wednesday morning killed at least five people and left another 34 injured.

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The blaze in the New Lucky House in the Jordan neighborhood was extinguished later in the morning, but police said people inside the building still were calling for help.

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Firefighters had rushed to the scene after receiving a call about the fire at 7:53 a.m., authorities said.

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Three males and two females were killed, police said.

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Local media including the South China Morning Post reported the fire started at a gym on the first floor. The New Lucky House has 200 units and was built in 1964.

Eric Chan, the Chief Secretary for Administration, said he was shocked and saddened by the blaze and told reporters there would be an investigation into the cause of the fire.

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