Fire fighters and police officers investigate a fire scene in Hong Kong, south China, Nov. 15, 2020. Seven people were killed and more than 10 others were injured after a fire broke out at a tenement building in Hong Kong on Sunday night, the police said. The fire, which occurred around 8 p.m. local time at the building along the Canton Road, Jordan, was extinguished about two hours later. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)
Fire fighters and police officers investigate a fire scene in Hong Kong, south China, Nov. 15, 2020. Seven people were killed and more than 10 others were injured after a fire broke out at a tenement building in Hong Kong on Sunday night, the police said.
Photo taken on Nov. 15, 2020 shows a fire scene in Hong Kong, south China. Seven people were killed and more than 10 others were injured after a fire broke out at a tenement building in Hong Kong on Sunday night, the police said. The fire, which occurred around 8 p.m. local time at the building along the Canton Road, Jordan, was extinguished about two hours later. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)
Fire fighters and police officers investigate a fire scene in Hong Kong, south China, Nov. 15, 2020. Seven people were killed and more than 10 others were injured after a fire broke out at a tenement building in Hong Kong on Sunday night, the police said. The fire, which occurred around 8 p.m. local time at the building along the Canton Road, Jordan, was extinguished about two hours later. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)
Fire fighters and police officers investigate a fire scene in Hong Kong, south China, Nov. 15, 2020. Seven people were killed and more than 10 others were injured after a fire broke out at a tenement building in Hong Kong on Sunday night, the police said. The fire, which occurred around 8 p.m. local time at the building along the Canton Road, Jordan, was extinguished about two hours later. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)
Fire fighters and police officers investigate a fire scene in Hong Kong, south China, Nov. 15, 2020. Seven people were killed and more than 10 others were injured after a fire broke out at a tenement building in Hong Kong on Sunday night, the police said. The fire, which occurred around 8 p.m. local time at the building along the Canton Road, Jordan, was extinguished about two hours later. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)
HONG KONG, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- Seven people were killed and 10 others were injured after a fire engulfed a tenement building in Hong Kong on Sunday night, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government said.
The fire, which occurred at around 8 p.m. local time at a Nepali restaurant in the building on the Canton Road, Jordan, was extinguished about two hours later.
According to local media, the casualties were mostly Nepalis and a child died in the blaze.
HKSAR Chief Executive Carrie Lam said in a statement that she was saddened by the tragedy and demanded all-out efforts to treat the injured and investigate the accident.