High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1996 Garley building fire was a fire incident that took place on 20 November 1996 in the 16-story Garley commercial building located at 233-239 Nathan Road, in Jordan, Hong Kong.It was a catastrophe that caused the loss of 41 lives and 81 injuries. It is considered the greatest building fire in Hong Kong during peacetime. The fire damaged the bottom two floors and the top three floors of the building, while the middle floors remained relatively intact.