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A FIRE in a flat claimed the lives of two decorators, the Coroner's Court heard yesterday.
Coroner Rodney Venning returned verdicts of death by misadventure in the case of painters Kwok Kam-shing, 33, and Wong Sui, 65.
The court heard that both died of extensive burns.
Abdul Ghafoor, factory inspector of the Labour Department, said the fire broke out on September 7, l992, when four workers were carrying out internal renovation work on a flat at Mei Foo Sun Chuen.
Carpenters Fung Kin-po and To Ka-wor suddenly heard Mr Wong crying for help from another room.
Mr Fung rushed to the doorway of the room but flames blocked the entrance.
Mr To ran to the kitchen to turn off the electricity supply.
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