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Hung Hom hotel room exploded violently, windows flew down the street, revealing man failed to burn charcoal with portable LPG stove

2021-01-29T18:26:01.409Z


An explosion occurred in Hung Hom. At about 0:49 am today (30th), a loud explosion broke out in a hotel at No. 83 Wuhu Street. Upon receiving the report, the police arrived and found a window in the hotel flying off the pedestrian pavement.


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Written by: Deng Haixing and Zhang Jiahao

2021-01-30 02:04

Last update date: 2021-01-30 02:16

An explosion occurred in Hung Hom.

At about 0:49 am today (30th), a loud explosion broke out in a hotel at No. 83 Wuhu Street.

Police officers arrived and found that a window of the hotel had fallen onto the pedestrian pavement. Later, in a room on the upper floors of the hotel, a male wounded was found. He was awake at the time and was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital by ambulance.

After preliminary investigation by the police, it was suspected that the victim was killed in a hotel room by burning charcoal in a portable LPG stove, but an explosion was triggered during the period.

Sources at the scene said that the explosion was powerful at the moment of the incident. In addition to the entire window of the house shattered and the window frame fell onto the street, the door of the adjoining room was also damaged. Fortunately, no one was injured or caused a fire.

The police classified the case as "attempted suicide" and are investigating the incident.

The victim was sober and unobstructed and sent to hospital for treatment.

(Photo by Zhang Jiahao)

The window frame of the hotel room involved flew down the street.

(Photo by Zhang Jiahao)

The window frame of the hotel room involved flew down the street.

(Photo by Zhang Jiahao)

Help website and hotline:

The Hong Kong Samaritan Association for the Prevention of Suicide Hotline: 23892222

Hospital Authority Mental Health Line: 24667350

Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Zhi Ruo Yuen Hotline: 18281

Samaritan Hotline: 28960000

Social Welfare Department Hotline: 23432255

Life Hotline: 23820000

Liminhui "Instant Communication": 35122626

Caritas Xiangqing Hotline: 18288

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