At 8:53 am today (6th), on Lung Cheung Road, Kwun Tong, towards Kwun Tong, near Wong Tai Sin Temple, a van caught fire and 5 people on board quickly left the carriage.
Firefighters arrived at the scene and quickly put out the fire. The front of the van was severely burnt.
The Transport Department announced that part of the traffic lanes at the scene of a vehicle fire are now closed. There is currently a traffic congestion on Lung Cheung Road towards Kwun Tong. The traffic line was nearly 5 kilometers away from Lung Mei to Ching Cheung Road near Caritas Medical Centre.
By 10:10 in the morning, the Transport Department stated that the site was unblocked and the traffic queue had to be dissipated.
The driver of a van surnamed Li said that he departed from Tsuen Wan this morning and heard unusual noises and light smoke from the van while driving. He parked the vehicle on the side of the road, got off with his four companions, and poured distilled water on the smoking area. , "Small smoke in the front of the car, let's start with a loud noise!" Seeing the fire was violent, I was worried that it would explode. Fortunately, no one was injured in the fire.
The truck that caught fire belonged to a road engineering company engaged in asphalt paving.
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