A fire broke out at a building on Jordan Road in Yau Ma Tei at 7.53am today (April 10), and was upgraded to No. 3 alarm at 8.04am. The fire was surrounded at 8.54am.
Firemen are now using two jets and mobilising two breathing apparatus teams to fight the blaze.
About 150 persons were evacuated to places of safety. According to the Hospital Authority, as at 11.30am, 40 persons were sent to public hospitals, of which five persons were certified dead.
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