Huge Fire Rips Through Skyscraper in Hong Kong Shopping District

Flames engulfed a construction site in Hong Kong’s popular shopping district early on Friday.Hong Kong firefighters battled the blaze, which erupted at the site in the densely built Tsim Sha Tsui.Source: Bloomberg

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By Richard Frost

March 3, 2023 at 1:44 AM UTC

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A 42-story hotel being constructed in one of Hong Kong’s tourism districts went up in flames before firefighters brought the fire under control.

The Kimpton Hong Kong, a 492-room luxury hotel to be operated by InterContinental Hotels Group Plc near the waterfront, caught fire on Thursday evening. Television footage showed flames running up the length of the building, located in Tsim Sha Tsui in Kowloon, with red-hot embers showering the ground below.