Boy among seven dead as Hong Kong sees deadliest fire in nine years

Fire engines at the scene of the deadly blaze in Jordan on the evening of Nov 15, 2020. - China Daily/ANN

HONG KONG (China Daily/ANN): At least seven people, including a 9-year-old boy, were killed in Hong Kong's deadliest fire in nearly a decade as flames leapt in a four-storey building in Jordan on Sunday evening (Nov 15).

Firefighters arrived at the scene, near the junction of Canton Road and Saigon Street in Jordan, at 8:42 pm, three minutes after they had received a call. The blaze was largely put out within eight minutes, Fire Services Department officers said. Police said 30 people had been evacuated from the building.