HONG KONG—About 3,600 people were evacuated from buildings in Hong Kong’s crowded Kowloon district on Friday as firefighters battled a blaze in a warehouse.
There were no reports of casualties and the fire was put out in the evening five hours after it began in what is one of the world’s most densley populated areas.
The warehouse is owned by China Resources Group but it was not clear what was being stored there.
The state-owned company, which runs businesses from healthcare to consumer products such as beer, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Yellow smoke emanating from the building had a chemical smell, a Reuters journalist said….