A fire broke out in a train carriage.
At around 5 pm on the 23rd, a train on the Tsuen Wan Line heading towards Central was reported to have an object on fire when it was on its way to Lai King Station.
After the fire department received the report, it was classified as a "level 2 fire alarm" and mobilized to the scene to help evacuate passengers and put out the fire. No one was injured in the incident.
After preliminary investigation by the fire department, it was learned that the object on fire was a battery. Since there was no natural cause of the fire, it was suspected that the cause of the fire was suspicious and the police would follow up.
The police said that the object on fire was a metal object, about 7 cm by 7 cm in size.
In response to the incident, the MTR pointed out that the incident occurred at about 5:00 pm, and the incident involved was a charger.
At 5:04 pm, another train was arranged to pick up the affected passengers to continue their journey.
A passenger photographed the situation of the carriages at the time of the incident. According to the online footage, one of the carriages was filled with smoke. The passenger stated that he was at Dawokou Station at the time of the filming.