Happy Valley Racecourse fire

Happy Valley Racecourse fire
Date26 February 1918 (1918-02-26)
Time15:00 (UTC+8)
LocationBritish Hong Kong
Coordinates22°16′22″N 114°10′56″E / 22.27278°N 114.18222°E / 22.27278; 114.18222
Deaths614

The Happy Valley Racecourse fire (Chinese: 跑馬地馬場大火) took place on 26 February 1918 in the Happy Valley Racecourse located at Happy Valley, British Hong Kong. The catastrophe caused the loss of 614 lives, making it the deadliest fire in the history of Hong Kong. and one of the deadliest incidents in sporting history. Mainland Chinese sources have often included it among the top ten fires in 20th-century China.