Building inspections ordered after deadly fire

HONG KONG » Hong Kong authorities will inspect 2,500 older residential buildings after a deadly fire killed seven people in what an elected official said may have been an unlicensed restaurant operating in an apartment. The fire and building departments will aim to complete the review by yearend, a government news release said Monday evening. The inspection will cover buildings at least 60 years old and include those that are part-residential, part-commercial.

The Sunday night fire killed seven people and injured 11 others. Ten people remain hospitalized, seven in critical condition, the news release said. The dead and injured range in age from8 to 48 years old.