China News Service, November 16 According to Hong Kong's Wenhui.com, a fire broke out in a residential building in Yau Ma Tei, Hong Kong on the evening of the 15th, killing 7 people.

The fire department said on the 16th that the unit involved had only one door, and many people could not escape and were trapped. A special team will be set up to investigate the incident.

The police also stated that the burning unit was a restaurant, and some people gathered to celebrate during the incident, and objects caught fire during the incident.

In the early morning of November 16, the Hong Kong police and fire brigade handled the incident at the scene of the tenement house where the fire broke out in Yau Ma Tei.

On the evening of the 15th, a fire broke out in a tenement building at 560 Canton Road, Yau Ma Tei, Hong Kong. The fire caused at least 7 deaths and 11 injuries, all of whom were South Asians.

The fire unit was a Nepalese restaurant. A birthday party was being held at the time. It was suspected that candles lit the sound insulation board and caused a fire.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Zhang Wei

  Cheng Yongshun, a member of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong, arrived at the scene on the morning of the 16th and said that the old residential buildings may not have owners' corporations. The Buildings Department only deals with building structural problems. Therefore, many old buildings have problems with their fire escape systems, leading to fires. It would be serious if it happened.

  He also said that after understanding, the restaurant involved did not have a license.

In addition, according to the chairman of the DAB Minority Committee and Yau Tsim Mong District Councillor Kong Zhaohua, one of the victims in the fire was a female restaurant owner.

  The incident occurred at 8 o'clock in the evening on the 15th. The fire was violent when it started, and many rescued wounded were seriously burned.