A skyscraper under construction in the heart of a historic Hong Kong shopping and tourist district was left scorched on Friday by a massive fire, with authorities saying the blaze had been largely extinguished.
A fire burns at a high-rise building under construction in the Tsim Sha Tsui district in Hong Kong on March 3, 2023.
Officials said the fire in Tsim Sha Tsui on the city’s harbourfront was “largely put out” by 8:30 am local time on Friday, nine hours after it first erupted. Flames were first spotted near scaffolding at the top of the building on Thursday night, with the blaze clearly visible across the harbour and sending sparks raining down on to neighbouring streets.
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