Burst
Written by: Deng Haixing, Guo Qianwen
2020-04-25 07:22
Date of last update: 2020-04-25 22:42At 7 o'clock in the morning on Saturday (25th), the pedestrian bridge across King's Road and Sugar Water Road in North Point suddenly caught fire. The fire was very violent, and most of the bridge was caught in the fire. A large number of citizens called the police for help. The fire rushed to fight with 2 breathing apparatus teams and 2 hoses, and the fire was extinguished after about 20 minutes. Fortunately, there were no casualties in the fire.
The scene said that the overpass was severely burned after the fire, a group of debris belonging to street sleepers were put on the bridge, and the top of the overpass burned out. After the preliminary fire investigation, the fire was suspected. The police listed the case as "arson". A male suspect between 50 and 60 years old was sought. The on-site investigation was blocked afterwards, and several suspected flammable canisters were seized on the scene during the afternoon.
The flames of the overpass were soaring. (Fb north point people north point thing)
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Initial investigations by the police believed that there was a debris on the site and the fire was suspected. The case is now set on fire, and is being followed up by the first team of the Eastern District Police District Major Crime Team. No one has been arrested. The suspect is a Chinese man aged about 50 to 60 years old. He is of thin build and was wearing a white shirt at the time of the incident And black shorts.
Fire Department: Unusual spread of large-scale LPG tanks on site
A spokesman for the Fire Services Department said that the report was received at 6:59 this morning. The firemen arrived at the scene 2 minutes later and the fire was extinguished at 7:20 in the morning. During the period, the Fire Department deployed 6 fire engines, 2 ambulances, and 2 throats and 2 smoke teams. Firefighters found an unusual spread at the scene of the fire. They used instruments to detect that no combustion aid was found, but after investigation they believed the fire was suspicious. The debris burned at the scene is believed to belong to the street sleepers. Two large LPG tanks were found on the flyover. Fortunately, there was no explosion.
The newspaper vendor, who stalled under the pedestrian bridge, said that the fire was violent at the time of the incident, and that there have been many fires in the previous site. "But this time, it is not exciting." According to Miss Ou, the overpass is a habitat for street sleepers. Affected by the fire, traffic on the scene was severely obstructed. The Transport Department announced at 7:26 am that due to the fire, the whole line of King's Road from the direction of the sugar road is now closed, and it was not closed until 7:57 am.
The fire bridge was severely burned. (Online picture)
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