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Kwai Chung Court, Kwai Chung, killed the female body of the third-level fire unit.

2020-07-19T19:06:50.803Z


A tertiary fire broke out in Kwai Yu Court, Kwai Chun Court, Kwai Chung this morning. A three-person unit in a family caught fire. The 34-year-old daughter of the head of the household suspected of inhaling excessive smoke and died. The incident occurred at 6:47 am this morning (19th). The fire service reported that a residential unit at the site had smoke and tongues. The firefighters arrived at the scene to immediately rescue and evacuate the residents. The fire was upgraded to level 3 at 7:14 in the morning. Two teams of cigarette caps were used and two throats were used to fight the blaze. About 300 residents evacuated to a safe place by themselves. In the fire, a 34-year-old woman was found lying on the ground in a fire. She was suspected of inhaling excessive smoke and was certified dead. In addition, 3 female neighborhoods and 1 firefighter were unwell. The fire was controlled at 7:31 am and was extinguished at 8:30 am. The family of the fire unit lived in a family of three. Firefighters later found a body in the unit, believed to be the 34-year-old daughter surnamed Yuan. Neighbourhood refers to male heads of households driving night taxis. Female heads of households should go out to work when they are out of work. Yuan Nu, who trusts a clerical clerk, sleeps in the house. After a preliminary investigation, the firemen believed that the short circuit of the electric wire caused the accident and there was no doubt about the cause of the fire.


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Written by: Liu Dingan, Cai Zhengbang, Liang Zijie

2020-07-19 07:37

Date of last update: 2020-07-19 19:28

A tertiary fire broke out in Kwai Yu Court, Kwai Chun Court, Kwai Chung this morning. A three-person unit in a family caught fire. The 34-year-old daughter of the head of the household suspected of inhaling excessive smoke and died.

The incident occurred at 6:47 am this morning (19th). The fire service reported that a residential unit at the site had smoke and tongues. The firefighters arrived at the scene to immediately rescue and evacuate the residents.

The fire was upgraded to level 3 at 7:14 in the morning. Two teams of cigarette caps were used and two throats were used to fight the blaze. About 300 residents evacuated to a safe place by themselves. In the fire, a 34-year-old woman was found lying on the ground in a fire. She was suspected of inhaling excessive smoke and was certified dead. In addition, 3 female neighborhoods and 1 firefighter were unwell.

The fire was controlled at 7:31 am and was extinguished at 8:30 am.

The family of the fire unit lived in a family of three. Firefighters later found a body in the unit, believed to be the 34-year-old daughter surnamed Yuan. Neighbourhood refers to male heads of households driving night taxis. Female heads of households should go out to work when they are out of work. Yuan Nu, who trusts a clerical clerk, sleeps in the house. After a preliminary investigation, the firemen believed that the short circuit of the electric wire caused the accident and there was no doubt about the cause of the fire.

A Grade III fire broke out in the unit of Kwai Yu Court, Kwai Chun Court, Kwai Chung. (Photo by Cai Zhengbang)

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Father Chen Yun mother left her daughter to sleep

At 6:47 in the morning, the authorities received multiple fire reports that there was a fire in Kwai Yu Court, Kwai Jun Court, Kwai Hing Road, Kwai Chung. The fire department received the report and found that a residential unit at the site had thick smoke and flaming tongues. The search team personnel immediately evacuated and some residents walked to the roof to evacuate; the other team of firefighters opened their throats for ambulance.

Firefighters upgraded the fire to level 3 at 7:14 am and are now sending manpower and equipment for firefighting. In the accident, three female neighbourhoods and one firefighter felt unwell due to inhalation of heavy smoke. Only a 52-year-old woman named Su was sent to Princess Margaret Hospital for treatment by ambulance; the rest did not need to be sent to hospital. At the time, there were multiple ambulances on the scene. By 7:45 in the morning, the firefighting team was deploying 2 breathing apparatus teams and mobilizing 2 throats. The fire was controlled at 7:31 am and was extinguished at 8:30 am. The unit was severely burned. News on the spot indicated that firefighters found the body of a woman in a unit of the unit, believed to be the head daughter of her 30s.

After the fire was extinguished, firefighters investigated the cause of the fire at the fire site and initially suspected that the short circuit of the wire caused the fire. The cause of the fire was undoubted. The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department sent personnel to the scene to understand the cause. It is understood that the fire site unit originally had a family of four, and the young child surnamed Yuan headed out earlier. Yuan worked as a taxi driver, his wife worked in Qingmaqiao, and his daughter was a clerk. When the incident happened, Yuan Gang went out for morning luck, his wife went to work, and left her daughter to sleep at home alone.

Neighbors heard the loud noise and scrambled to escape the fire.
Mr. Pan, a neighbor of the unit involved, said that he was very scared when the incident happened. He said bluntly, "Surprised!" Sleep in the house. Her daughter, Miss Pan, said that she heard someone shouting downstairs at that time, and then saw the smoke from the opposite unit, and immediately went to the kitchen to close the window door. "", immediately with his father, bring the key and towel to the floor, and left before leaving the alarm. She said that the family of three involved, including a couple and a daughter who was about 30 years old, heard that there were more debris in the house. The head of the household, besides working as a taxi driver at night, also helped others to decorate. Closer to the back staircase, from time to time will go to the back lane to repair objects.

Resident Miss Zhang said that when the incident opened, she witnessed the smoke, so she took the key and the towel and fled. "It's so sharp to see the smoke!" Another neighbor, Miss Li, said that the smoke had entered the house, worried that her unit would be affected, and said that he was rescued by firefighters.

The Fire Department Chief (New Territories South) Hongde City estimated that the fire was located in the living room, with an area of ​​about 6 meters by 7 meters. After the fire broke the door, it was found that something was blocked behind the door and it was difficult to enter the unit. (Photo by Liang Zijie)

Acting Director of Fire Services (New Territories South) Hongde City, the Fire Services Department told about the terrible third-level fire, which refers to the fierce fire in the unit, plus the residents on different floors for help, firefighters took care of firefighting and rescue work, dispatched 167 firefighters and ambulancemen, and 31 firefighters Vehicles and 6 ambulances arrived. In the incident, about 200 households evacuated on their own. About 100 households went to a safe location with the assistance of fire protection. One person needed to be sent to the hospital. After the fire entered the unit, a body was found in the bedroom. The body was not scorched. The fire set up a fire investigation team to investigate the cause of the fire and the cause of death of the deceased. It is believed that the cause of the fire is undoubted. He estimated that the location of the fire was in the living room, with an area of ​​about 6 meters by 7 meters. After the fire broke the door, it was found that something was blocked behind the door and it was difficult to enter the unit.

Assistant Commander (Criminal) Superintendent Lin Zhiyuan of the Kwai Tsing Police District said that he would cooperate with the fire ad hoc team to investigate the fire. Since the temperature on the scene was still high, it was not suitable for the investigation. It was initially believed that the unit in question involved a family of three. Is the head of the family, a 34-year-old Chinese woman.

Some residents walked on the roof to take shelter temporarily. (Photo source: Ah Shui‎/FB group "Kwai Chung Village, Tai Wo Kou Village, Tsuen Wan")

A 52-year-old middle-aged woman was admitted to the hospital at Kwai Chung Court, Kwai Chung.

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