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Happy Valley Racecourse fire

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HappyvalleyfireHK1918
HappyvalleyfireHK1918

The Happy Valley Racecourse fire (Chinese: 跑馬地馬場大火) took place on 26 February 1918 in the Happy Valley Racecourse located at Happy Valley, British Hong Kong. The catastrophe caused the loss of 614 lives. In mainland Chinese sources, this is often included in the top ten fires in 20th-century China.

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Happy Valley Racecourse fire
Wong Nai Chung Road, Hong Kong Island Happy Valley (Wan Chai District)

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N 22.272777777778 ° E 114.18222222222 °
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Pitch 5

Wong Nai Chung Road
Hong Kong Island, Happy Valley (Wan Chai District)
Hong Kong, China
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