What the records say
- When
- 22 Sep 1948
- Kind
- Fire
- Coordinates
- 22.29° N, 114.14° E
- Description
- fire in Hong Kong in 1948
- Deaths
- 176
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Wing On warehouse fire
1948 fire in Hong Kong
The Wing On warehouse fire was a fire that occurred on September 22, 1948 on Des Voeux West Road in Sai Wan, then part of British Hong Kong. There were 176 deaths and 69 injuries. It was the second deadliest fire in the history of Hong Kong, after the Happy Valley Racecourse fire in 1918, and is comparable in fatalities to the 2025 Wang Fuk Court fire.
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