13 HOSPITALIZED AFTER FIRE ERUPTS AT HONG KONG'S WORLD TRADE CENTER
A fire breaks out in a building in Tsim Sha Tsui, in Hong Kong on early March 3, 2023. (PETER PARKS/AFP via Getty Images)
Embers and burning debris rained down on the streets below as firefighters attempted to control the inferno.
Photos and videos from the scene show the skyscraper engulfed in flames, and the sound of explosions from within the structure have been reported.
A fire at a Hong Kong skyscraper construction site broke out Thursday, sending flaming embers onto the street below. (Reuters)
A fire at a Hong Kong skyscraper construction site broke out Thursday, sending flaming embers onto the street below. (Reuters)
Two bystanders were taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital with injuries from the disaster — their current condition is unknown.
The construction site is the former location of the defunct Mariners’ Club, opened in by Hong Kong Gov. David Trench in 1967.
A fire breaks out in an office building in Tsim Sha Tsui, in Hong Kong on early March 3, 2023. (PETER PARKS/AFP via Getty Images)
Firefighters respond to a fire breaking out in an office building in Tsim Sha Tsui, in Hong Kong on early March 3, 2023. (PETER PARKS/AFP via Getty Images)
The old club building was demolished in 2018 and will be replaced with the 42-story Kimpton Hotel.
The future skyscraper — now damaged by the disastrous fire — was expected to boast 500 rooms across 340,000 square feet of interior space.