A fire broke out across a wooden shack in Nam Sang Wai, helping firefighters cross the river to rescue dogs.

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Written by: Liu Dingan, Chen Yongwu

2020-03-02 01:56

At about 9:30 pm yesterday (March 1), a fire broke out at a wooden house in Nam Sang Wai, Yuen Long. The fire was quite fierce, and the smoke and fire rose up into the air. The fire fighting received a report. Due to the distance between the scene and the water source, the fire fighting needed to dispatch a number of fire trucks and firefighters to assist it, and dragged its throat from Shanbei Village to the scene. Ambulancemen were also on alert at the scene. In addition, because the Shanbei River is separated in the middle, the Nanshuiwei Hengshui Ferry boat also helped, and set off to help transport firefighters across the river to the fire scene.

The fire eventually extinguished the fire, and no one was injured in the incident. However, a charred dog body was found in the fired wooden house. It was initially learned that the owner of the wooden house had moved out and moved to another place to live; the dog lived in and lived in Nanshengwei, but failed to escape in time due to the fire and was unfortunately killed. The fire then carried the dog's body outside and wrapped it in black plastic bags. An animal volunteer arrived later and indicated that the dog carcass would be handed over to the pet hospice service.

Firemen are investigating whether the cause of the fire was suspicious.

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According to the information, there were at least 9 fires in Nanshengwei in the past 10 years, and a large area of ​​reed forest was burned. Among them, three fires occurred in one month in 2018, including a fire at Hengshuidu Pier and a sampan. The firefighting believed that the cause of the fire was suspicious. The police classified it as an arson case and referred it to the Squad Section for follow-up. However, it was finally concluded that the case was related to "smoldering" and not an arson.

[Nanshengwei arson] The three fires were confirmed as "smoldering".

The fire at Nam Sang Wai Chalet in Yuen Long is soaring into the sky

The fire was fierce at the scene. (Online picture)

Arson fire in Nam Sang Wai