China News Service, Hong Kong, November 16 (Reporter Wang Jiacheng) A fire broke out in a residential building on Canton Road, Yau Ma Tei, Hong Kong on the evening of the 15th, causing 7 deaths and 11 injuries. On the 16th, many citizens spontaneously sent flowers and candles to the scene to pay tribute to the victims.
Citizen Ms. Tan stopped at the scene for a long time, and she felt sorry for the victims. He also pointed out that although the victims of the fire were all ethnic minorities in South Asia, they lived in Hong Kong and were also a member of Hong Kong.
On November 16, Hong Kong police investigated the fire at the tenement building in Yau Ma Tei. At the scene, it was seen that many windows of the burning unit were broken and the ceiling paint was burned to black and peeling. Photo by China News Agency reporter Li Zhihua
Ms. Mo placed candles on the scene, praying for the dead in Nepali way. She told reporters that she has a close relationship with Nepal and her husband is a Nepalese. These two days are also the relatively large festival "Diwali" in Nepal. It is believed that the tragedy will have a great impact on the parties and their compatriots.
At about 9 o'clock that evening, nearly 20 citizens from Nepal came to mourn the dead. Promisa is one of them. She said that she came to the scene with three friends to send flowers to her compatriots today. Although I did not know the victims, I felt very sad about what happened to my compatriots.
The fire has also aroused the concern of Hong Kong society on the fire safety measures of old tenement buildings. The reporter came to a nearby tenement building with similar layout and found that there were a lot of debris in the narrow corridor, and the natural gas tank was directly placed in the corridor.
On November 16, Hong Kong police investigated the fire at the tenement house in Yau Ma Tei. At the scene, it was seen that many windows of the burning unit were broken and the ceiling paint was burned to black and peeling. Photo by China News Agency reporter Li Zhihua
Mr. Liu, who lives in the building, said frankly that he has lived here for decades. Since there are many African and South Asian people in this area, seeing that the units in the building are separated by investment companies? Some people even illegally construct illegal houses and "lock down" on the ceiling. The living density is too high, but there is no comprehensive fire protection measures. The owners are all suing, but there is no result yet.
It is reported that earlier that day, the Chief Executive of the Special Administrative Region Carrie Lam said that the Fire Services Department and the Housing Department have been requested to further strengthen inspections in response to the risks revealed by the fire, eliminate the serious threats to fire safety, and protect the safety of citizens and property. The Fire Services Department and the Housing Department will launch special operations to inspect about 2500 residential or commercial buildings 60 years of age or older by the end of this year, paying special attention to the public escape routes and whether the buildings have fire safety hazards. (Finish)
