Hong Kong construction site blaze mostly put out after burning for 40 hours


Hong Kong firefighters have mostly extinguished a massive blaze at a construction site after it burned for more than 40 hours.

The fire, which began at a Housing Society site in Tin Shui Wan at about 1.20pm on Tuesday, was largely put out by 7am on Thursday.

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