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Unit in Oi Tung Village, Shau Kei Wan, suspected of short-circuit of electric wires and fire

2020-11-29T19:40:14.580Z


At 8:35 this (29th) evening, a fire broke out in a unit on the 19th floor of Oi Yat House, Oi Tung Estate, Shau Kei Wan. After receiving the report, the firefighter dispatched a breathing apparatus team and used a throat to fight the blaze. The fire was soon put out. Fire unit


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Written by: Yang Wanting, Lin Zhenhua

2020-11-29 21:33

Last update date: 2020-11-30 02:31

At 8:35 this (29th) evening, a fire broke out in a unit on the 19th floor of Oi Yat House, Oi Tung Estate, Shau Kei Wan.

After receiving the report, the firefighter dispatched a breathing apparatus team and used a throat to fight the blaze. The fire was soon put out.

The outer wall of the burning unit was blackened, and about 150 residents were evacuated to a safe location off the building. Some residents living on the 18th floor hurriedly fled their homes before wearing masks.

The firefighter rescued a 79-year-old man named Lu in the living room of the burning unit. His face was blackened and he was unconscious. He was rushed to the Eastern Hospital by ambulance and was eventually certified dead.

The police are investigating the incident, and preliminary investigations believe that an object in the unit caught fire due to a short-circuited wire. The cause of the fire is unsuspicious.

Firefighters are investigating the fire floor.

(Photo of Su Yiheng FB, Member of Eastern District Council)

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