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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23-year-old man shot dead in Jharkhand's Chatra
Chatra (PTI): A 23-year-old man was allegedly shot dead in Jharkhand's Chatra district, police said on Saturday.
The incident happened near Dhamdhama village on the Chatra-Simariya Road on Friday when the deceased, identified as Karamjeet Kumar alias Vikas Saw, was returning home from court after recording his statement in a case, they said.
"Four rounds were fired, two of which hit him," said Awadhesh Kumar Singh, the in-charge of the Sadar police station.
Efforts are being made to identify those behind the shooting, he said.
