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Austrian emigrant after fire in Hong Kong: "An apartment block here is as big as a small town in Austria"

Thursday, November 27


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Matthias Pichler chose to live in Hong Kong 15 years ago. The fire that broke out in Hong Kong on Wednesday afternoon has deeply affected him as well. Many people are trying to reach family members in the apartment towers, but hardly anyone is answering.

Wegen der hohen Temperaturen ist der Einsatz schwierig.
IMAGE: SN/APA/AFP/DALE DE LA REY The operation is difficult due to the high temperatures.

Matthias Pichler stands on the terrace of his apartment – residential towers rise all around him. The smoking high-rises in the Tai Po district are not visible from here. Hong Kong is big."But the whole city is talking about it. Everyone..."

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