By Micheal Chukwuebuka, Reporting
ON Wednesday morning, a fire in a large, mostly residential building in Hong Kong killed at least five people and left another 36 injured.
Stonix News reliably gathered that some 250 residents were rescued from the New Lucky House in Hong Kong’s Jordan neighborhood and the fire was extinguished.
According to the fire services department, the fire began on the first and second floors of the 16-story building, where a gym and licensed guest rooms were located.
More investigation was needed into the cause of the fire, officials said.
The five who died were apparently trying to escape the building.
The New Lucky House has 200 units and was built in 1964.
Hong Kong’s Chief Executive John Lee expressed his condolences to victims’ families and said that the relevant departments were instructed to provide assistance to all those affected by the fire.
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