Accidents - Disasters - Fires - Floods - Tragedies
Mar. 26, 1974 - Although several people died in this fire in the Suzy Wong bar district of Hong Kong Island, this man was saved. Hong Kong, covering less than 400 square miles and with a population of over 4, 000, 000 people, has the highest fire risk of any city in the world. Many areas of the colony such as the Wanchai Bar district which was the scene of the fire, have old and crowded buildings, many of which date from before the last World War. On the
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