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Written by: Deng Haixing and Zhang Jiahao
2021-01-16 05:37
Last update date: 2021-01-16 06:20
A fire in a tenement building occurred in Sham Shui Po.
At about 5 o'clock in the early morning of today (16th), a low-rise unit at No. 35-37 Alia Street near a tenement building on Maple Street suddenly caught fire. The fire was very violent. The tongue of the fire spouted out of the window and a lot of thick smoke was emitted.
A large number of residents woke up from their sleep and called the police for help. Dozens of people fled to the ground to take shelter.
The firefighter arrived at the report and used 2 breathing apparatus teams and 1 jet to fight the blaze. The fire was put out after about 22 minutes.
According to sources, 9 people were injured in the fire and needed to be sent to hospital for treatment, including several children and babies in their arms. Fortunately, all of them were not seriously injured.
After preliminary investigation by the fire department, it is not ruled out that the heater of the unit involved first caught fire. The exact cause of the fire remains to be investigated.
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