A fire broke out in Hing Sing Garden in Tai Po and a person fell to his death.
Today (23rd) at 3:39 in the morning, a fire broke out in a unit on the middle floor of Hong Shing Court, Xinxing Garden, No. 2, On Puli, Tai Po. The fire was quite violent. A large amount of smoke came out of the unit and spread to other units upstairs. During this period, an explosion was heard. , a window grille flew from the unit to the ground, and the explosion alarmed many nearby residents to call the police.
During the period, a man fell from the height of the building and fell into a coma. Rescuers arrived at the scene and confirmed that the man was on the spot and his body was covered with white cloth.
At the scene, 300 residents evacuated to a safe location on their own, and some mother-in-law was assisted by a neighbor to escape to a safe location.
The firefighters arrived at the scene and dispatched a throat and a smoking cap to rescue and rescue a woman. The firefighters rescued a woman in the unit where the fire started. She was later sent to the hospital for treatment, but died after the rescue.
Afterwards, firefighters set up a ladder to check the fire scene.
On-site information said that the man and the woman lived in the same unit, and the relationship between the two and the cause of the incident were not yet known.
After the fire investigation, the cause of the fire was considered suspicious. After that, the police's explosive ordnance disposal unit arrived at the scene to investigate.
Police are now investigating the incident.
The fire was quite violent, and the fire spread to several floors of units.
(Picture of Hong Kong Emergency Reporting Area)
A man fell from the height of the building, and ambulancemen arrived to confirm his death and his body was covered in white cloth.
(Photo by Chen Yongwu)
Officers from the Police Explosive Ordnance Disposal Division are investigating.
Resident Liu Tai pointed out that during the fire, many people escaped from the rear stairs, and the order was generally good, and the smoke did not pour into the rear stairs.
During this period, her mother-in-law was unable to move, and her husband helped her to escape to a safe place.
She pointed out that the unit that caught fire was newly renovated and did not know the owner.
During the fire, someone assisted the disabled mother-in-law to escape to safety.
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More than 300 residents evacuated to safety on their own.
(Photo by Chen Yongwu)
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