Hong Kong building fire kills 5, injures dozens

Hong Kong (AFP) April 10, 2024

At least five people were killed and dozens more were injured in Hong Kong on Wednesday after a fire broke out in an old residential building in one of the financial hub's most densely populated districts. Authorities said 41 people were injured and some 300 more were evacuated after the blaze began at the 13-storey building in the city's Yau Ma Tei neighbourhood shortly after 7:53 am (2353