Hong Kong Skyscraper Fire: Massive Blaze Engulfs High-Rise Building Under Construction in Tsim Sha Tsui, Photos and Videos Show Tall Flames and Sound of Explosions
The redevelopment plan by the Empire Group was to build a 42-story architectural landmark to house the historic club and a new hotel, its website said. The site is surrounded by a shopping centre, several hotels and some residential and commercial buildings.
Hong Kong, March 2: Hong Kong firefighters battled a blaze early Friday that broke out at a construction site in the city's popular shopping district. The fire erupted at the site of The Mariners' Club redevelopment project in the densely populated Tsim Sha Tsui district at about 11 pm on Thursday night.
Multiple floors of the structure — including scaffolding — were on fire, and burning debris floated in the air. No casualties have been reported. China Fire: 36 Killed, 2 Missing After Blaze Erupts at a Plant in Henan Province (Watch Video).
Hong Kong Skyscraper Fire:
The redevelopment plan by the Empire Group was to build a 42-story architectural landmark to house the historic club and a new hotel, its website said. The site is surrounded by a shopping centre, several hotels and some residential and commercial buildings. Cambodia Fire: Hotel Casino Engulfs in Blaze in Poipet; 10 Killed, 30 Injured (Watch Video).
Residents at a residential building close to the scene had to be evacuated, police said, but authorities have not said how many people were affected.
Police said four adjacent buildings also caught on fire, but those blazes were extinguished.
Tsim Sha Tsui is a tourist and shopping area in Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is famous for its skyscrapers and an iconic view of the city's Victoria Harbour.
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