Fire in Hong Kong residential building sends eight to hospital, 170 evacuated


Eight people were sent to hospital and 170 evacuated after a fire broke out in a residential building in Hong Kong’s Mong Kok district on Friday morning.

Police said they received reports of a blaze at Cheung Fai Mansion on Tong Mi Road at around 6am.

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