Arson occurred in Tuen Mun.
At 10 o'clock in the evening yesterday (8th), a unit on the 20th floor of Hubi Building, Hujing Village, suddenly caught fire. A large number of residents called for help. Fortunately, the fire was extinguished when the firefighters arrived.
According to sources, there were many people in the burning unit and the situation was critical. Some neighbours hurriedly dragged their throats to put out the fire, so as not to cause a tragedy.
One of them, a male neighbour in his 60s, was reported to have bravely smashed the glass spout box of the fire hose reel of the building with his hand, causing hand injuries, but he did not need to be sent to hospital; residents did not need to be evacuated.
The police initially believed that the fire was suspicious, classified the case as "arson" and are investigating the incident.
According to online footage, the neighbourhood photographed the corridor outside the burning unit into a sea of flames and dense smoke. Someone exclaimed: "Call the police!" and "Ama! Go, hurry!" After that, several neighbours dragged their throats together in the building. During the blaze, some people used basins to fetch water and pour it on the fire site. At that time, the entire corridor was severely blackened, and a large number of firefighters arrived soon afterwards. Fortunately, the fire was extinguished in time.
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