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Fire in North Point High-Rise Hospitalizes Three Residents

3/23/2026

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The fire began at 5:28 PM at Yen Dack Building in North Point, Hong Kong, with thick smoke from a high-floor unit.
Firefighters extinguished the blaze by 6:19 PM, and about 20 residents were evacuated.
Two women aged 58 and 78 and a man were taken to Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital for smoke inhalation after escaping via a window.
The investigation remains ongoing.

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Story summary

The fire began at 5:28 PM at Yen Dack Building in North Point, Hong Kong, with thick smoke from a high-floor unit.
Firefighters extinguished the blaze by 6:19 PM, and about 20 residents were evacuated.
Two women aged 58 and 78 and a man were taken to Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital for smoke inhalation after escaping via a window.
The investigation remains ongoing.