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Three people die in blaze in Hong Kong industrial building

The unit is believed to have been subdivided

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The fire broke out in a 10th floor flat in an industrial building. Photo: Handout

Three people were killed on Saturday night in a fire at an industrial building in Kwai Chung.

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The incident happened shortly after 6pm and firefighters were sent to the unit inside Mai Sik Industrial Building on Kwai Ting Road.

The unit is believed to have been subdivided, according to local media reports.

The fire broke out in an industrial building in Kwai Chung. Photo: Handout
The fire broke out in an industrial building in Kwai Chung. Photo: Handout

A fire engine equipped with a high-pressure water jet and a breathing apparatus team arrived at the scene, along with four ambulances. Fire ladders were used to ­access the 10th floor where the blaze started. It was extinguished in 30 minutes.

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Two men and one woman were sent to Yan Chai and Princess Margaret hospitals. They were all certified dead on arrival.

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