Happy Valley Racecourse fire
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| Time | 15:00 (UTC+8) |
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| Date | 26 February 1918 |
| Location | Hong Kong |
| Casualties | |
| 590 dead | |
Race Course Fire Memorial
The Happy Valley Racecourse fire (Chinese: 跑馬地馬場大火) was a fire that took place on 26 February 1918 in the Happy Valley Racecourse located at Happy Valley, Hong Kong. It was a catastrophe that caused the loss of 590 lives.[1]
A Race Course Fire Memorial was built in 1922 in So Kon Po. It was declared a monument in 2015.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Bard, Solomon (2002). Voices from the past: Hong Kong, 1842-1918. Hong Kong University Press. ISBN 978-9622095748..
- ↑ Antiquities and Monuments Office: Race Course Fire Memorial
- ↑ "Three historic buildings declared monuments", Hong Kong Government press release, October 23, 2015
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- "Death at the Races: The true story of the 1918 happy Vally Fire"
- "The 1918 Happy Valley Fire Catastrophe. A Terrible Human Cost"
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