Death toll from Hong Kong fire rises to 146
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We look at the latest on the horrific fire that tore through a high-rise in Hong Kong, killing at least 128 people, with many still unaccounted for.
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MIAMI COUNTY — Multiple fire departments responded to a barn fire in Miami County on Saturday. Bethel Township firefighters responded after 10 a.m. to the 6800 block of State Route 202 on reports of a structure, according to a Miami County dispatcher. The dispatcher also told News Center 7 that there are vehicles and campers inside the barn.
The fire was the deadliest in Hong Kong in decades. A 1996 fire in a commercial building in Kowloon killed 41 people. A warehouse fire in 1948 killed 176 people, according to the South China Morning Post. This story has been updated to correct the name of a fire services official to Derek Armstrong Chan, not Wong Ka Wing.
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A rugby club has been left reeling after a "devastating" fire swept through its clubhouse, destroying precious trophies and memorabilia. Penarth Rugby Club said the community was "in a state of shock" following the incident in the early hours of the morning.