Ngau Tau Kok fire

On June 21, 2016, a fourth-alarm fire swept through an industrial building in Ngau Tau Kok in Kowloon. It burned over a four-day period, claiming the lives of two firemen.

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Storage provider fireproofs its facilities as stricter rules take effect

Fire Services Department introduced new rules to improve safety at mini-storage facilities following the Ngau Tau Kok fire in June 2016

15 May 2018 - 10:10am 1

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A mini-storage facility in Kwai Chung that has passed all Fire Services Department tests. Photo: Nora Tam

A year after fire, few mini-storage operators upgrade facilities

15 Jun 2017 - 9:25pm 2

In space-starved Hong Kong, it makes little sense to restrict all activities in old industrial blocks that are already underutilised

Be more flexible on use of industrial buildings

15 Jun 2017 - 3:34am 3

The fourth-alarm blaze in Ngau Tau Kok last year sparked calls for fire safety enforcement in industrial blocks. Photo: Felix Wong

Mini-storage operators complied with only 5 per cent of fire hazard notices

30 Mar 2017 - 9:33am 3

Two firefighters lost their lives in the blaze broke out at Amoycan Industrial Centre in Ngau Tau Kok last June. Photo: Felix Wong

Experts sound alarm over Hong Kong’s fire safety record

13 Feb 2017 - 1:43pm 2

Oliver Leung from RedBox Storage foresees a 30 per cent rise in storage rents. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

Customers set to bear cost of upgrading mini-storage facilities

6 Feb 2017 - 4:51pm 1

Fire Services Department show off their new drone, part of a Mountain Rescue Support Team. Photo: Nora Tam

Ngau Tau Kok tragedy prompts new rules at storage units

25 Jan 2017 - 7:22pm

The mini-storage industry came under the spotlight after an industrial building fire claimed the lives of two firemen. Photo: Felix Wong

FSD open to alternative fire safety solutions for mini-storage industry

17 Jan 2017 - 1:19pm

The Fire Services Department identified numerous problems inside storage facilities. Photos: Handouts

A third of mini-storage centres breach fire safety rules

29 Dec 2016 - 11:40pm 2

Proud heroes (from left) Chan Chun-yin, Ng Chi-hung and Chow Wai-hong. Photo: K. Y. Cheng

Heroic Hong Kong firemen recall perilous rescue of teenage siblings trapped in burning building

31 Oct 2016 - 10:22am 1

The rooftop shack in Kwun Tong that must be cleared by the end of the year. Photo: Sam Tsang

Hong Kong family of four may be forced on to street if they have to leave rooftop slum by year’s end

23 Oct 2016 - 10:45pm 1

The third-alarm fire broke out at Cheong Fat Factory Building in July. Photo: Felix Wong

Hong Kong honours 29 firefighters for bravery in battling major industrial blazes

15 Sep 2016 - 6:27pm

The Wah Fung Industrial Centre in Kwai Chung, one of the six buildings named. Photo: K. Y. Cheng

Shape up for fire safety, or ship out: crackdown on tenants in six industrial blocks starts today

30 Aug 2016 - 2:31am 3

DF Fitness at Tai Ping Industrial Centre in Tai Po. Photo: Edward Wong

Business as usual? Hong Kong crackdown on unauthorised premises fails to halt lease violators

6 Aug 2016 - 10:11pm 4

Firemen check fire protection system at a storage facility in Tai Kok Tsui. Photo: Felix Wong

Deadly Ngau Tau Kok blaze prompts peak body safety reminder

2 Aug 2016 - 10:57pm

The woman was arrested at the premises of Redbox Storage in Sha Tin. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Woman arrested in first at Hong Kong mini-storage company

27 Jul 2016 - 4:50pm

Final salute: Hundreds pay tribute to firefighter killed in Ngau Tau Kok fire

Final salute: Hundreds pay tribute to firefighter killed in Ngau Tau Kok fire

17 Apr 2017 - 4:26pm

The funeral service for late fireman Samuel Hui went past the the scene of the fire at Amoycan Industrial Centre in Ngau Tau Kok. Photo: K. Y. Cheng

Hong Kong bids solemn farewell to second brave firefighter to die in 108-hour Ngau Tau Kok blaze

22 Jul 2016 - 11:28pm 8

Ng On-yee (in helmet) at a June 28 ceremony for her late husband Samuel Hui Chi-kit, in Ngau Tau Kok. Photo: Sam Tsang

Widow of Ngau Tau Kok firefighter Samuel Hui Chi-kit praises him as ‘Hong Kong’s pride and glory’

18 Jul 2016 - 10:55pm 5

Senior fire officer Thomas Cheung is buried with full honours after ceremonies and tributes

Hong Kong says final farewell to heroic firefighter killed in industrial building blaze

17 Jul 2016 - 11:20pm 5

The Ngau Tau Kok blaze broke out in an area containing numerous mini-storage facilities. Photo: Sam Tsang

More must be done to prevent further fire tragedies

17 Jul 2016 - 12:17am

Officials will target Yuen Fat Industrial Building in Kowloon Bay next month. Photo: Felix Wong

Hong Kong officials to start crackdown on unauthorised premises in industrial buildings in wake of two fires

15 Jul 2016 - 11:20pm 4

Canto-pop singer Denise Ho Wan-sze waving to fans in June following the Lancôme controversy. Photo: AFP

Hong Kong’s PR crises: how brands can save themselves from destruction

15 Jul 2016 - 9:28pm 2

Messages of sympathy at Kwun Tong Fire Station, where Samuel Hui was based. Photo: Sam Tsang

Families of Hong Kong firemen who died fighting inferno get up to HK$4.8m in aid

14 Jul 2016 - 10:54pm

The Ngau Tau Kok industrial blaze. Photo: Felix Wong

Hong Kong’s development chief pledges crackdown on illegal residential units in industrial buildings

13 Jul 2016 - 10:59pm 8

The fourth-alarm blaze in Ngau Tau Kok was a wake-up call for the government and industrial building owners. Photo: Edward Wong

Nervous Hong Kong landlords move on fire safety following killer fire

10 Jul 2016 - 11:47pm

The aftermath of a fire in an industrial building in Cheung Sha Wan. Photo: Felix Wong

Hong Kong government to probe reports that people were living illegally in industrial building hit by fire

8 Jul 2016 - 11:28pm 3

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