Two fire fighters passed out and were rescued when fighting a fire at a building in Mong Kok, a downtown area of Kowloon, Hong Kong Sunday morning.
More than 20 residents were rescued from the fire, among whom 10 were sent to hospital for physical examination or treatment, as fire fighters were still extinguishing the fire three hours after the outbreak of the fire.
A spokesman of the Fire Service Department said the department had mobilized more than 200 fire fighters and 40 fire engines to the scene trying to extinguish the fire.
The fire broke out at Conrwall Court, Nathan Road at about 9:20a.m. (0120GMT) Sunday when a fire started from a Karaoke store at the second floor soon raged through the building.
A witness said he tried to put out the fire with three extinguishers at the beginning of the fire but failed then he called the fire service department.
Heavy smoke gushed out from the building and clouded nearby skies and fire fighters and the police had to evacuate residents living near the building, many of whom were waken up by neighbors.
Several exits of the mass transit railway (MTR) at Mong Kok were forced to close down due to the fire, which also blocked traffic at Nathan Road and Argyle Street.
Source:Xinhua
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