Fire breaks out at late ‘King of Gambling’ Stanley Ho’s former Hong Kong home

Fire breaks out at late ‘King of Gambling’ Stanley Ho’s former Hong Kong home

[South China Morning Post] - 03/4/2025

Blaze at No 1 Repulse Bay Road starts after water pump for an aquarium short-circuits and explodes; seven workers flee.



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