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At least 36 people were killed and dozens injured as a massive fire engulfed a residential apartment complex in Hong Kong on Wednesday, officials said.
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Five others were injured, three of them critically, in the fire at Wang Fuk Court in the northern district of Tai Po, the Fire Services Department said.
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Hong Kong high-rise fire death toll rises to 159 as authorities arrest 6 over failed fire alarms
HONG KONG — The death toll of Hong Kong’s high-rise apartment blaze rose to 159 on Wednesday, as authorities arrested six people on suspicion of deactivating some fire alarms during maintenance work at the housing complex. The youngest person who died in the fire was a 1-year-old, police said. The oldest was 97.
The Chinese government will inspect fire risks in high-rise buildings after the deadly blaze in Hong Kong earlier this week, according to a statement posted Saturday on the Ministry of Emergency Management’s website.
In the Grenfell Tower blaze, a combustible element called cladding that ran up the outside of the 24-story building allowed the fire to jump from floor to floor.
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3 arrested in Hong Kong, as a high-rise fire leaves at least 44 dead and 279 reported missing
Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in years is still burning. It has left at least 44 people dead and 279 reported missing with rescuers pulling residents from blazing high-rise apartment buildings into the morning.
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3 hospitalized with significant burn injuries in Woodland Hills high-rise fire
LOS ANGELES - Three people were taken to the hospital with serious injuries after an alleged electrical fire at a high-rise building in Woodland Hills, officials said. Los Angeles City firefighters were called to a 17-story building in the 6300 block of N. Canoga Avenue, near W. Trillum Drive, just before 7:35 a.m.
Firefighters went up the stairs to fight a 10th-floor electrical fire, according to LAFD. Three burn patients were treated and transported by LAFD paramedics.
Mumbai: A fire broke out on Wednesday evening in a high-rise building on Dattani Park Road in Kandivali East. Fire-fighting operations are currently underway by officials of the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB). According to fire officials, no injuries have been reported so far.
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