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英语新闻丨香港市民,迅速行动
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After a five-alarm fire broke out at Wang Fu Court in Tai Po in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), resulting in at least 55 deaths, large numbers of residents had to be evacuated to community centers and halls with many warm-hearted neighbors in the district quickly offering to help, donating bottled water, biscuits, bread, clothing, and other supplies, according to local media reports.
据香港特区多家媒体报道,大埔宏福苑发生五级火警,已造成至少55人遇难。大量居民被紧急疏散至社区中心和礼堂,而区内许多热心街坊迅速伸出援手,捐赠瓶装水、饼干、面包、衣物等物资。
As temperatures at the fire scene were extremely high—and conditions in two or three of the buildings were particularly severe—firefighters encountered intense heat as they entered the blocks to battle the blaze, according to a report by the local media Wen Wei Po. The Fire Services Communications Centre maintained contact with trapped residents, while firefighters continued strenuous efforts to break through to the upper floors. Authorities urged those still trapped to keep their doors and windows closed and to seal the edges with wet towels or tape, the media report said.
《文汇报》报道称,由于现场温度极高,且其中两三幢大楼的情况尤为严峻,消防员进入楼宇灭火时面临强烈高温。消防通讯中心持续与被困居民保持联系,消防员则全力设法突破至高层。有关部门呼吁仍被困者紧闭门窗,并用湿毛巾或胶带封住缝隙。
The HKSAR government has opened a number of temporary shelters for people in need such as Tai Wo Neighbourhood Community Centre at Tai Wo Estate and Tung Cheong Street Sports Centre on Tung Cheong Street, according to the HKSAR government's website on Wednesday.
据香港特区政府网站周三消息,当局已开放多个临时庇护中心,包括太和邨的太和邻里社区中心及东昌街的东昌街体育馆,以安置受影响居民。
The fire broke out at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po at 2:51 pm on Wednesday afternoon. It was upgraded to a No. 5 alarm at 6:22 pm. In the early hours of the Thursday morning, police arrested three local people on suspicion of manslaughter. The suspects are senior figures at the engineering firm responsible for maintenance work at the housing estate, according to local media reports.
大火于周三下午2时51分在大埔宏福苑爆发,并于傍晚6时22分升为五级警报。周四凌晨,警方以涉嫌误杀拘捕三名本地人士。据报道,三人均为负责该屋苑维修工程公司的高层人员。
Police arrested three persons in charge of the engineering company, including two directors and an engineering consultant, aged between 52 and 68. A reporter at the scene saw one suspect, wearing a hood, being escorted away by officers, the reports said.
警方拘捕的三人包括两名董事及一名工程顾问,年龄介乎52至68岁。报道指,现场记者目击其中一名头戴头套的嫌疑人被警员带走。
At Tai Po Community Centre, where some residents are staying temporarily due to the lack of suitable housing, a local district councilor Dominic Lee told the Global Times on Thursday that he is helping the residents in registration, resource distribution, and medication provision.
在大埔社区中心,由于