At around 7pm today (9), the police received multiple reports alleging that a vehicle caught fire on Yanyong Street in Hung Hom.
A blue Fuji private car caught fire at the scene, and the driver fled the car.
The firemen activated a throat and dispatched a breathing apparatus team to put out the fire. The fire was put out within half an hour.
Most of the front of the private car was burnt down, and the front cover was burned to nowhere. No one was injured in the incident.
According to the driver involved, the private car was produced in 2015 and has been inspected recently.
The driver also pointed out that when he drove to a location on Hung Hom South Road near Yan Yong Street, he noticed that the vehicle was smoking, and immediately drove to the side. The smoking vehicle caught fire afterwards.
He called the police for help, and firefighters arrived and put out the fire.
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