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Garley Building fire
The Garley Building in 2002
Date20 November 1996 (1996-11-20)
LocationKowloon, British Hong Kong
Casualties
41 dead[1]
81 injured[2]

The Garley Building fire took place on 20 November 1996 in the 16-storey Garley commercial building (Chinese: 嘉利大廈) located at 232–240 Nathan Road, Jordan, Hong Kong.[3][2][4] The fire caused 41 deaths and 81 injuries.[2] It is considered the worst building fire in Hong Kong during peacetime. The fire damaged the bottom two floors and the top three floors of the building, while the middle floors remained relatively intact.

  1. ^ "Cornwall Court Fire Tragedy; Bill Gates in Hong Kong; Shopaholics Archived 16 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine", RTHK, Retrieved on 28 September 2008.
  2. ^ a b c Yonden Lhatoo and Yau Wai-ping (22 November 1996) "Inferno toll 39 dead, 81 injuries Archived 4 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine", The Standard, Retrieved on 28 September 2008.
  3. ^ Information note – Commissions of Inquiry
  4. ^ Stella Lee and Alex Lo(4 December 1996) "Rescuers haunted by blaze trauma Archived 22 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine", The Standard, Retrieved on 28 September 2008.

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