Happy Valley Racecourse fire
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| Time | 15:00 (UTC+8) |
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| Date | 26 February 1918 |
| Location | Hong Kong |
| 590 dead | |
The Happy Valley Racecourse fire (Chinese: 跑馬地馬場大火) was a fire that took place on 26 February 1918 in the Happy Valley Racecourse located at Happy Valley, Hong Kong. It was a catastrophe that caused the loss of 590 lives.
The Race Course Fire Memorial was built in 1922 in So Kon Po. It was declared a monument in 2015.
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