8 killed, 24 injured in HK downtown fire
2011-11-30 05:57:06 GMT2011-11-30 13:57:06(Beijing Time)
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Rescuers help an injured person near the site of a fire in downtown Hong Kong, south China, Nov. 30, 2011. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)
Rescuers help an injured person near the site of a fire in downtown Hong Kong, south China, Nov. 30, 2011. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)
Rescuers help an injured person near the site of a fire in downtown Hong Kong, south China, Nov. 30, 2011. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)
Rescuers work at the site of a fire in downtown Hong Kong, south China, Nov. 30, 2011. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)
Rescuers work at the site of a fire in downtown Hong Kong, south China, Nov. 30, 2011.(Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)
Rescuers work at the site of a fire in downtown Hong Kong, south China, Nov. 30, 2011.
Eight charred bodies were found at a fire site on Wednesday in Mong Kok on Kowloon island, Hong Kong, 24 people were sent to the hospital for medical treatment, said a government press release. The blaze started around 4:40 a.m. local time, a spokeswoman from the police department told Xinhua.
