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Happy Valley Racecourse fire

1918 CE · British Hong Kong, Asia · Disaster

Happy Valley Racecourse fire
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The Happy Valley Racecourse fire took place on 26 February 1918 in the Happy Valley Racecourse located at Happy Valley, British Hong Kong. The catastrophe caused the loss of 670 lives, making it the third deadliest fire in the history of Hong Kong, and one of the deadliest incidents in sporting history.

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