Burst
Written by: Deng Haixing
2020-03-23 04:30
Last updated: 2020-03-23 07:14A bizarre arson in Sheung Wan. A fire broke out in Hollywood Road Park and a nearby gallery within 10 minutes this morning (23). During the firefighting and police flutter, a barefoot man was intercepted in the gallery while he was burning a painting. At that time, he had a different spirit and raised a "V" gesture when arrested. Police investigations revealed that he was a Taiwanese artist and shop owner of a gallery. Some people claimed that the move was only to "purify Hong Kong." Police believe the two cases are related and are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.
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At about 3:09 am on Monday (23rd), the police received reports from multiple people who said that a sudden fire broke out outside Hollywood Road Park and the fire was fierce. It was reported that there was an explosion. The fire arrived and found up to 4 fire heads. A team of smoke caps and a hose were used to extinguish the fire. Fortunately, there were no casualties or need to be evacuated in the fire. However, there were street sundries and chairs and stools in four places.
About 10 minutes later, while the fire was still under investigation in the park, a patio in a gallery at 254 Hollywood Road, dozens of meters away, was also reported to have suddenly caught fire, sending out heavy smoke. The fire immediately arrived and put out the fire. After investigation, it was believed that both cases were suspicious. The police classified them as "arson" and combined investigations.
According to the scene, during the rescue operation of the gallery, the fire and police found a barefoot man with suspicious appearance and tattoos on his hands and feet was burning the pictorial. He was incoherent and suspected that his spirit was different. After investigation, the police believed that he came to Hong Kong from Taiwan. The gallery was set up by him and had been interviewed by the media. The purpose of burning pictures was to "purify Hong Kong". Some residents nearby said that they had seen the gallery patio fire yesterday (22th). Come out.
Since the incident coincided with the time, distance and tactics of the arson case in the park, the police did not rule out the two cases being related. The man was subsequently arrested and brought to the scene for investigation. When he was arrested, he raised a "V" gesture.
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When the fire broke out at Hollywood Road Park, the fire was very violent. (Fb Hong Kong emergency reporting area)
Arson