Firefighters have been battling a huge blaze on a construction site in a popular shopping district of Hong Kong.
The inferno broke out at 11pm local time on Thursday (3pm GMT) at a redevelopment of The Mariners’ Club in the Tsim Sha Tsui district, setting alight multiple floors of the structure.
Debris could be seen falling from the site’s high-rise block in the densely populated area.
No casualties have been reported.
The plan by the Empire Group had been to build a 42-storey landmark building which would include the club and a new hotel.
The Hong Kong site is surrounded by other hotels, a shopping centre and residential properties.
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Police said four other adjacent buildings also caught fire, but were later put out.
Some residents in a building close to the scene were evacuated, but officials have not revealed how many people were moved.
Tsim Sha Tsui is a tourist destination in Hong Kong and major shopping district, famed for its skyscrapers and views over Victoria Harbour.
