A fire in a subdivided flat in Hong Kong resulted in one death and four injuries, forcing the evacuation of approximately 300 residents. The blaze occurred in an older building undergoing renovation.

A Hong Kong resident has died and four others were injured after a fire broke out late on Thursday in an old building under renovation in Jordan, prompting the evacuation of about 300 people. Police received a report at 10.49pm of a fire in a subdivided flat in the 62-year-old Man Yuen Building on Man Wai Street. The Fire Services Department deployed 20 fire engines, 10 ambulances and 106 personnel, with the blaze extinguished at 11.53pm. According to the fire department, the affected...