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 said.