Fire in large Hong Kong residential building kills at least 5 people and injures 27
Hong Kong (AP): A fire in a large, mostly residential building in Hong Kong on Wednesday morning killed at least five people and left another 27 injured.
The blaze in the New Lucky House in the Jordan neighborhood was extinguished later in the morning, but police said people inside the building still were calling for help.
Firefighters had rushed to the scene after receiving a call about the fire at 7:53 a.m., authorities said.
Three males and two females were killed, police said.
Local media including the South China Morning Post reported the fire started at a gym on the first floor. The New Lucky House has 200 units and was built in 1964.
Eric Chan, the Chief Secretary for Administration, said he was shocked and saddened by the blaze and told reporters there would be an investigation into the cause of the fire.
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Patanjali, Chennai-based institution to jointly conduct clinical trials of Ayurvedic medicines
Haridwar, May 3: Patanjali Research Foundation and Chennai-based SRM Centre for Clinical Trials and Research will now jointly conduct clinical trials on Ayurvedic medicines.
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the two institutions to this effect here on Friday.
Patanjali Yogpeeth general secretary Acharya Balkrishna said the MoU will prove to be a milestone in the history of Ayurveda.
Head of Patanjali Research Foundation Anurag Varshney said with the help of this MoU, both the institutions will together present the effectiveness of Ayurvedic medicines to the world in an evidence-based manner and prove their usefulness in treating various diseases.
Dean-Research, SRM CCTR Nitin M Nagarkar expressed happiness that the agreement will play an important role in giving global recognition to India's ancient system of medicine.
