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A fire broke out while charging a residential "scuba breathing apparatus" in Kwun Tong

2021-08-17T22:24:28.602Z


A fire broke out in Kwun Tong, injuring two people. At about 4:30 in the morning, a fire was reported in a unit of Fengyi Building, No. 79 Kung Lok Road. When the firefighter arrived at the scene, the fire had been extinguished, but the male head of the unit was burned on all fours.


A fire broke out in Kwun Tong, injuring two people.

At about 4:30 in the morning, a fire was reported in a unit of Fengyi Building, No. 79 Kung Lok Road. When the firefighter arrived at the scene, the fire had been extinguished. However, the male head of the unit suffered burns and burns on all four limbs, while the female head of the household inhaled it. The smoke felt uncomfortable; a maid in the unit was unharmed.


It is understood that there was a "diving respirator" in the hall that was charging at the time. A fire broke out suddenly during the period. After finding out, the male head of the household was known to have put out the fire by himself with water and tried to slap it with his hands. The fire was finally put out, but his limbs were also exposed to water vapor. Burns and fire burns.

The fire department is investigating the cause of the fire.


A large number of "scuba diving devices" that need to be recharged are available for online shopping on well-known shopping websites in the Mainland, and the prices generally range from RMB 3,000 to RMB 6,000.

These products are claimed to allow novice divers to easily dive to more than ten twenty meters of water.

The method of using this equipment is roughly floating the machine on the water, and a gas hose is connected to a mask. As long as the diver wears the mask and bites the mouthpiece, he can breathe underwater.

The machine needs electricity to start the air pump and to filter the gas, claiming that it can continue to operate for several hours on a single charge.

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Source: hk1

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