Derby Day catastrophe, Hong Kong, 1918

Title : Derby Day catastrophe, Hong Kong, 1918

Topic : Other collections

Year : 26 Feb 1918

Location : Unknown

Date (start) : Tuesday 26 February 1918

Nature : B&W Photo

Support image : Paper

Caption on print : DERBY DAY CATASTROPHE

Caption on support : Hong Kong Race Course disaster. 1,000 people killed.

Information data : University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: bi-s010. Another source notes that approximately 600 people died in this fire on 26th February 1918, at the Happy Valley Race Course, one of the worst fires for loss of life in Hong Kong's history.

Keywords : Bickers;blaze;disaster;matshed