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Chongyang Baishan | 4 hours and 25 reports of hill fires in Yuen Long cemetery

2020-10-25T05:32:45.804Z


Today (25th) is the Chongyang Festival on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. Many people climbed to pay homage to their ancestors. The dry weather and the burning of incense sticks left by grave-sweepers could easily cause mountain fires. According to information from the Information Services Department, the Fire Services Department received at least 25 reports of hill fires in just four hours from 9 am to 1 pm. Among them, a hill fire broke out in a hilltop cemetery in Hung Uk Village, Ping Shan, Yuen Long. It was suspected to be caused by a scented candle. The fire spread to the nearby bushes, and the scene was full of flames and smoke. The firefighter arrived at the scene and dragged his throat to the forest to put out the fire, but many places on the hilltop were scorched. In addition, the nearby metal warehouse is only less than 40 meters away from the top of the hill, and the situation is dangerous.


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Written by: Chen Leilei

2020-10-25 13:15

Last update date: 2020-10-25 13:24

Today (25th) is the Chongyang Festival on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. Many people climbed to pay homage to their ancestors. The dry weather and the burning of incense sticks left by grave-sweepers could easily cause mountain fires.

According to information from the Information Services Department, the Fire Services Department received at least 25 reports of hill fires in just four hours from 9 am to 1 pm.

Among them, a hill fire broke out in a hilltop cemetery in Hung Uk Village, Ping Shan, Yuen Long. It was suspected to be caused by a scented candle. The fire spread to the nearby bushes, and the scene was full of flames and smoke.

The firefighter arrived at the scene and dragged his throat to the forest to put out the fire, but many places on the hilltop were scorched.

In addition, the nearby metal warehouse is only less than 40 meters away from the top of the hill, and the situation is dangerous.

A hill fire broke out in the Yuen Long Cemetery, and firemen arrived to fight the fire after receiving the report.

(Photo by Cai Zhengbang)

↓↓↓The fire at the Yuen Long Cemetery is raging and the warehouse fires the fire dragging the throat up the mountain to fight the fire↓↓↓

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The Observatory stated that the temperature recorded at the Observatory at 12 noon today was 25 degrees, the strong monsoon signal is now in effect, and the fire hazard warning is yellow, indicating that the fire risk is quite high.

The Fire Services Department reminded on social media yesterday that citizens should stay calm when encountering mountain fires, flee along existing trails and routes with less vegetation, and do not leave in the direction of mountain fires, low grasses and mountain tops.

The Fire Services Department reminded on social media yesterday that citizens should stay calm when encountering a hill fire.

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