An arson attack occurred in San Tin Wai Village, Shatin. Two people were sent to the hospital in a coma, and a man was arrested on the spot.
At about 2 am today (24th), the police received multiple reports that someone set fire to the corridor on the 19th floor of Fung Wai Building, San Tin Wai Village, Shatin, and many people were trapped inside the house.
The police and fire department arrived at the scene and found a unit on fire. The fire department opened two throats and four smoke-cap teams to fight the fire. The fire department rescued a number of injured people from the building and found a man and a woman in a coma in the unit next to the unit where the fire started. Firefighters rescued them immediately and took them to hospital.
The police found a 57-year-old man in the 19th stairwell and found two knives on him. They suspected that he had something to do with the case and immediately arrested him.
The arrested man had a burnt head and black spots on his body. He was also injured in the incident and was taken to the hospital by ambulance for treatment.
In the incident, 6 people were taken to hospital for treatment, and the case was listed as arson. The police are investigating the incident.
It can be seen from the clips provided by the readers that a unit on the upper floor of the building caught fire at the time of the incident, and the fire was quite violent. The fire department was called to the scene and dispatched two throats and four smoke caps to put out the fire.
The fire department rescued a 76-year-old mother-in-law and a 28-year-old man in the unit next to the fire unit. The two were related to grandsons. The two fell into a coma when they were rescued. The man needed to be rescued by cardiopulmonary resuscitation. About 400 residents were evacuated to safe locations.
A unit in Fung Wai Building, San Tin Wai Estate, caught fire.
(Provided by Mr. Zheng)
Police arrested a man at the scene on suspicion of arson.
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Fire rescued a woman who fell into a coma and was taken to hospital by ambulance.
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Resident Mr. Wu pointed out that someone was burning debris at the door of the unit at the time of the incident, and the fire spread rapidly afterwards, affecting the debris in the house.
He and other residents then dragged the hose to the lower floor for rescue, but the hose was not long enough and could only shoot water outside the door. After that, the firefighters rushed to the scene and rescued the trapped occupants in the house.
He pointed out that the arrested man has lived in the above site for more than 10 years. He is divorced from his wife and children and now lives alone in the above site. He often talks to himself and is a bit "in a trance".
Zheng Mingxin, senior fire chief of the fire department, said that the fire department received a report at 2:26 today that a fire broke out in a unit on the 19th floor of Fengwei Building, San Tin Wai Village, and firefighters arrived at the scene within 6 minutes. The ambulance personnel used two throats and four teams of smoke caps for rescue, and dispatched 23 fire engines and 10 ambulances. The fire was largely extinguished at 3:17.
The fire was located on the 19th floor of a unit measuring 5m by 7m.
During the operation, firefighters evacuated a total of 400 residents to a safe place. Among them, 1 man and 1 woman were unconscious. The other 5 people felt unwell due to inhalation of smoke, and 4 of them were sent to the hospital sober. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. The accelerant, initially showed that the fire was suspicious.
The fire department said that the unit where the two seriously injured people lived was located next to the fire unit. After the fire department arrived at the scene, they were divided into two groups. One team put out the fire in the fire unit, and the other team was responsible for saving people.
No one answered the door when I patted the door outside the unit, and the door exploded immediately.
After the door was exploded, a mother-in-law and a man were found unconscious in the unit, and firefighters rescued them from the unit.
A man was rescued by firefighters and taken to hospital in a coma.
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Lai Junda, the ambulance officer of the fire department, said that the fire department dispatched a total of 8 ambulances, 1 rapid response ambulance and 1 paramedical ambulance to the scene.
The first ambulance arrived at the scene 10 minutes after receiving the report. After the ambulance personnel conducted the triage and preliminary treatment of the injured at the scene, a total of 5 ambulances were used to transport the 6 injured to the Prince of Wales Hospital for treatment, and the other injured after treatment. No need to send.
Among the injured, two of them were seriously injured. The injuries were cardiac arrest and required cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Another injured person had difficulty breathing due to inhalation of thick smoke, another injured person had second-degree burns on the upper body and back, and two other injured people felt dizzy and uncomfortable.
Senior Inspector Zheng Jinjie, commander of the New Territories South Stormtrooper Team 3, said that the police received a report at 2:26 a.m. today that a fire broke out in a unit on the 19th floor of Fung Wai House, San Tin Wai Village, and the police's first assault vehicle was dispatched within 8 minutes. Arriving at the scene, the police found a 57-year-old man in the 19 stairwell, believed to be related to the case, the police quickly controlled him, and found two knives on him, believed to be related to the case, the police temporarily arson and possession of offensive He was arrested with a weapon, and he was later sent to the hospital sober.
After preliminary investigation, it is believed that the 57-year-old man lives alone in a unit on the 19th floor.
The police and the fire department are dealing with the case.
(Photo by Chen Yongwu)