Seven killed, 10 injured when a fire broke out at a Nepali restaurant in Hong Kong
KATHMANDU, Nov. 17 -- Seven people were killed and 10 others were injured after a fire engulfed a tenement building in Hong Kong on Sunday night, Chinese media reports said quoting the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government.
The fire, which occurred at around 8 p.m. local time at a Nepali restaurant in the building on the Canton Road, Jordan, was extinguished about two hours later, Xinhua News Agency reported. The deceased were mostly Nepalis and a child died in the blaze, the report said.
Issuing a statement, HKSAR Chief Executive Carrie Lam said that she was saddened by the tragedy and demanded all-out efforts to treat the injured and investigate the accident.
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