Old commercial and residential buildings standing in Yinwang District, Yongwang District, Hong Kong, occurred on Wednesday (April 10), rare fires in recent years, causing 41 deaths of 5 deaths.Members of the Legislative Council of the district believe that the incident reflects the hidden concerns of the fire safety of the old buildings in Hong Kong. It is called on the official to inspect the old commercial and residential buildings operated by the hotel as soon as possible to review whether the fire equipment and escape instructions are sufficient.

At 7:53 in the morning on Wednesday, the Hong Kong Police and the Fire Department received a report. A fire alarm occurred on the fitness center on the first floor of Huafeng Building on Jordan Road. A large number of thick smoke emerged, and many people were trapped for help.Fire was rescued at the scene, and the fire alarm was promoted to the third level of the fifth fire alarm at 8:04 in the morning.

The Hong Kong Fire Office dispatched 35 fire trucks, 24 ambulances, 218 firefighters and ambulancemen to rescue about 250 people, and roughly extinguished the fire at 10 am.

During the firefighters, many residents waved towels by the window for help.On the fifth floor, guests were wearing pajamas and hurried to the ground to escape.He said that when he found that he had flooded into the unit when the fire was found, the floors were dense when leaving the residence, and he could not see the sign of the export.At that time, there were also residents on other floors to focus on the same floor and wait for rescue.

Firefighters found five deceased in the fire alarm on the corridors of different floors, staircases, and tents of the building.In addition, there are 41 wounded in the fire police, including 16 men and 25 women, aged 18 to 94 years old. They are mainly burns, inhalation, scratch and sprains.

The Fire Department said that in the lobby of the first and second floors of the building, a number of lamp boxes were found in the fire field. The reasons for the reasons for the fire alarm and cause of multiple people will be set up.Police said that the heavy case team had taken over to investigate from criminal direction and called on witnesses to provide information.

Hong Kong Chief Executive Li Jiachao said that the Social Affairs Department has taken the initiative to contact the family members of the injured and provides emotional support and the need for assistance.Officials will also arrange for residents to stay in transitional houses or temporary shelters.

Huafeng Building was completed in 1964. There are 15 floors in the building and 229 units. It is one of the concentrated land in the area.Ye Aodong, Member of Yongwang District, pointed out that there are more than 100 mortuary units in the building, which are scattered and difficult to manage.

Liang Wenguang, a member of the Legislative Council of Kowloon West, said in an interview with Lianhe Morning Post that Huafeng Building is an old commercial and residential building, including many units operating hotels and a large number of mortuary.Many residents reported that due to the unclear instructions of the escape route in the fire field, many hotel passengers encountered difficulties when they escaped. Some passengers went upstairs to knock on the house to help the house for help to avoid the fire and smoke successfully escape.

Liang Wenguang believes that in recent years, the Fire Division has been strengthening the implementation of the old building fire safety instructions.He called on the Hong Kong Government to inspect the old commercial and residential buildings operated by the hotel as soon as possible, and check whether the fire equipment and escape instructions of the building are sufficient.

Liang Wenguang also urged the official to strengthen the promotion of the old building with a large number of mortuary transition.The policy of sexual housing encourages and assisted residents to apply and move to transitional houses to improve the living environment.