Thousands Evacuated as Fire Hits Warehouse in Crowded Hong Kong District

Thousands Evacuated as Fire Hits Warehouse in Crowded Hong Kong District
A blaze at a warehouse in the city's bustling Kowloon district in Hong Kong on March 24, 2023. Tyrone Siu/Reuters
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HONG KONG—About 3,600 people were evacuated from buildings in Hong Kong’s crowded Kowloon district on Friday as firefighters battled a blaze in a warehouse.

There were no reports of casualties and the fire was put out in the evening five hours after it began in what is one of the world’s most densley populated areas.