FOUR people died and 21 others injured after a fire broke out this morning in Mong Kok, a downtown area of Kowloon, Hong Kong.
据香港之声报道，香港旺角花园街小贩排档发生4级火灾，焚烧超过5小时，仍未救熄，死亡人数增至8个，24人受伤，分别送3间医院，其中4人危殆。

The four burnt bodies were found in a building in Fa Yuen Street after the blaze started around 4:40am local time, a spokeswoman from the police department said.
火警在凌晨4时40分发生，6时09分升为4级。消防员于附近两幢大厦的梯间，发现4具烧焦尸体，正动用11条喉及10队烟帽队灌救。目前起火的大厦仍然有烟冒出。

The injured have been sent to three different hospitals for treatment, she said. Firefighters are still trying to contain the fire.
伤员目前分别被送往3所医院接受治疗。消防员正在努力扑灭火势。

Mong Kok is one of the most densely populated area in Hong Kong known to tourists for its traditional markets and small shops.
旺角是香港人口密集居住区，区内多传统集市和小商店，游客络绎不绝。

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火灾发生地大排档（food stall）由于摊位密集，火势才会迅速蔓延。

听到火灾警报（fire alarm/warning）不要惊慌，迅速撤离到空旷的安全地带。

大火燃烧五小时尚未被熄灭（the fire has not been extinguished），造成严重人员伤亡和财产损失。

目前人员伤亡（casualties）数字不断上升，死亡人数（death count ）增至8人。

事故原因（accident cause）目前尚未查明，有关部门应该做好受灾人员抢救和安置工作。

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