An out-of-control fire outbreak has towered a skyscraper in Hong Kong which flaming chunks of debris tumble hundreds of feet through the air to rain down on terrified civilians below.
According to the officials, the fire broke out around 10:10pm local time on Thursday night in the heart of Tsim Sha Tsui, a busy shopping and tourist district on the city’s harbourfront.Flames were first spotted near scaffolding at the top of the highrise still under construction, with the blaze clearly visible from miles away across the harbour.
Around an hour later, the fire had spread down the length of the building and was approaching street level, where hundreds of onlookers had gathered.The flames on some floors became fiercer and explosions could also be heard.Two people, said to be motorists, sustained injuries due to the falling rubble and were taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Yau Ma Tei for treatment, but there have been no reports of deaths. 
Teams of firefighters were rushed to the site to extinguish the blaze, but its altitude and ferocity meant the flames continued to spiral out of control well into the early hours of Friday morning( GMT time). Firefighters used jets and deployed teams with breathing apparatus into the lower floors of the building in a desperate attempt to reduce the intensity of the blaze.Burning material and sparks were blown through the streets of Hong Kong and nearby buildings, including the five-star Sheraton Hotel, looked to be under threat of being damaged or even set alight by the embers.
Some nearby residential blocks were evacuated as a precaution as the fire spiralled out of control, and small fires were reported at adjacent office blocks, though they were quickly extinguished according to police. The under-construction building was a 42-storey ‘harbourside icon’ intended to house the historic Mariners’ Club and a new hotel, according to the website of its developer, the Empire Group.The HK$6 billion ($640 million) redevelopment project was greenlit in 2019 and was originally expected to be completed in the first half of 2023.
