Hong Kong, China: The fire broke out after midnight in Tsim Sha Tsui at the site of an under-construction skyscraper in one of the city’s shopping districts.
Embers and burning debris rained down on the streets below as firefighters attempted to control the fire.
The sound of explosions from within the structure have been reported.
The construction site is the former location of the defunct Mariners Club, opened by Hong Kong Gov. David Trench in 1967.
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As More Cities Adopt Appendix L, It Seems the Fire Service is Listening to its Best and Brightest by Joseph D. Rush III, MS, EFO This article was originally published in 2017 and was updated and edited by the Firefighter Air Coalition for publication in 2021. Last...
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Steph Kukuljan - St. Louis Post-Dispatch Mar. 28—ST. LOUIS — Copper thieves cruised downtown St. Louis' underground tunnels to gain access into the Railway Exchange Building. Others lived in the ceilings between floors of the property's 21 stories. Security officers...
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