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Tsing Yi Recycling Site caught fire in more than nine districts of Hong Kong

2020-03-09T20:43:23.704Z


In a recycling yard in Tsing Yi, a large area of ​​waste dumps caught fire early this morning (10th). The incineration was extinguished for an hour and a half, but the smoke kept rolling at the scene. A few hours after the fire, the area around Tsing Kwai and even Kowloon, or even Housing estates on Hong Kong Island were covered by odours. Police and the Fire Services Department received at least 50 requests for help. According to the Observatory's data, north to northwest winds were blowing at the time of the incident, and Kowloon and Hong Kong Island were located southeast of Tsing Yi. It was suspected that the odor would spread.


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Written by: Deng Haixing, Chen Yongwu

2020-03-10 02:59

Last updated: 2020-03-10 04:39

In a recycling yard in Tsing Yi, a large area of ​​waste dumps caught fire early this morning (10th). The incineration was extinguished for an hour and a half, but the smoke kept rolling at the scene. A few hours after the fire, the area around Tsing Kwai and even Kowloon, or even Housing estates on Hong Kong Island were covered by odours. Police and the Fire Services Department received at least 50 requests for help. According to the Observatory's data, north to northwest winds were blowing at the time of the incident, and Kowloon and Hong Kong Island were located southeast of Tsing Yi. It was suspected that the odor would spread.

The incident occurred near 0:30 in the morning. At a steel company recycling yard near Tsing Yi Road, a large number of abandoned building materials caught fire. The area was 25 meters by 20 meters by 20 meters, and mountain-like waste was piled up. Scroll straight into the air. Due to the lack of water at the scene, after the fire arrived, it was necessary to drag the throat near Qingqing Road hundreds of meters away, and at the same time raise the ladder to purge the waste heap. It took about an hour and a half to extinguish the fire, and the scene was still full of smoke. Dense, fire continuously shoots water to cool down.

No one was injured or needed to be evacuated in the fire. However, several residents in the nearby areas of Greenery, such as Meijing Garden and Lancheng Bay, reported to the residents during the fire on the site that they smelled a burning odor, and some district councillors also missed the night. Fire department inquiry. In the following hours, as many as similar reports were reported as far as Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon City, Wong Tai Sin and even Hong Kong Island North Point and Siu Sai Wan. There were no similar reports in the New Territories.

According to the Observatory's information, Tsing Yi was blowing north to northwest when the fire broke out, while Kowloon and Hong Kong Island were located southeast of Tsing Yi. It was suspected that the odor would drift to Hong Kong and Kowloon along with the wind.

After the fire in Tsing Yi, the area around Victoria Harbour was also suspected to be affected by smoke and the sky was grey. (Photo by Chen Yongwu)

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Source: hk1

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