A deadly fire broke out in 13 Pak Tin Village, Shek Kip Mei early this morning (10th), causing 1 death and 12 injuries.
Police investigations revealed that a couple in the fire unit had a dispute due to relationship issues before the incident. A fire broke out after they were suspected of leaving a cigarette butt, and they left the scene together.
Police today arrested a man and a woman in Block 22 of Shek Kip Mei Village, and the two were suspected of arson.
The male deceased in the fire was living diagonally opposite the burning unit. The police estimated that the victim climbed out of the clothes rack facing the street in order to escape the heavy smoke, but unfortunately stumbled and fell to his death.
The other 12 wounded were sent to three hospitals for treatment. There are currently 6 people in hospital, and one of them is in critical condition.
District Chief (Kowloon West) Yao Benen (left) and Sham Shui Po District Assistant District Commander (Criminal) Superintendent Lu Chi Ho (middle) explain the case.
(Photo by Huang Weimin)
Sham Shui Po Police District Assistant District Commander (Criminal) Superintendent Lu Chi Ho explained the case that after the fire broke out in Block 13 of Pak Tin Village, the police deployed Sham Shui Po uniformed personnel and the Kowloon West Stormtrooper and the firefighter jointly evacuated 931 residents.
After investigation, criminal investigators from the Sham Shui Po Police District arrested a 39-year-old man and a 48-year-old woman in Block 22 of Shek Kip Mei Village on suspicion of arson at 9 am this morning.
The two are married and reported to be unemployed. They are now being detained for investigation.
Lu Zhihao continued that the two arrested were suspected of arguing due to emotional problems before the incident, and then suspected that the ignition caused the fire.
The police checked a large number of closed-circuit televisions and found that the two arrested men and women had left the scene together after the fire broke out.
According to the information, the arrested woman lived in 13 fire units in Baitian Village, and the arrested man lived in 22 Shek Kip Mei Village.
The man often visits the woman's home, and it is not the first time that a dispute has occurred due to relationship problems.
During the police investigation, it was discovered that someone might have left cigarette butts in the unit. As to why a cigarette butt caused a tragedy, another investigation is needed.
The fire caused 1 death and 12 injuries. The injured were 6 men and 6 women. They were sent to Caritas Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital and Eastern Youde Hospital for treatment. As of 8pm, 1 person was in critical condition, 5 persons were in stable condition, and the remaining 6 persons Has been discharged from hospital.
Lu Zhihao pointed out that the male deceased in the fire was living diagonally opposite the burning unit, that is, the burning unit turned to the third unit from the left.
Lu said that due to the fierce fire at the time and the heavy smoke, it was not ruled out that the smoke was blown into the home of the deceased man.
The police estimated that in order to avoid the heavy smoke, the male victim climbed out of the clothes rack facing the street and eventually fell to his death.
District Chief (Kowloon West) Yao Benen explained the details of the fire.
(Photo by Huang Weimin)
District Chief (Kowloon West) Mr. Yao Benen said that a fire broke out in Block 13 of Baitian Village in the early morning. The fire department received a fire report at 2:21. The fire truck arrived at the scene 4 minutes later and put out the fire at 3:12.
The firefighter then used electronic detection equipment and fire investigating dogs to investigate the fire scene. No combustion aid was found, but two suspicious points were found.
Doubt 1: The fire found that the fire at the scene was fierce and had unusual spread; Doubt 2: The residents of the unit involved had a dispute before the fire, so the fire decided to submit the case to the police for investigation.
The police have invited experts from the government laboratory to inspect the scene and assist in the search for evidence.
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