Happy Valley Racecourse fire

Happy Valley Racecourse fire
Time 15:00 (UTC+8)
Date 26 February 1918 (1918-02-26)
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

  1. Bard, Solomon (2002). Voices from the past: Hong Kong, 1842-1918. Hong Kong University Press. ISBN 978-9622095748..
  2. Antiquities and Monuments Office: Race Course Fire Memorial
  3. "Three historic buildings declared monuments", Hong Kong Government press release, October 23, 2015

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