An arson attack occurred in the Fung Wai Building, San Tin Wai Village, Shatin early this morning (24th). The suspect was suspected of setting fire to his residence. However, it spread to his neighbors and injured 6 people, 3 of whom are still in critical condition.
The 19th floor, where the fire started, was unsealed at night. As seen at the scene, the top of the corridor was blackened, and some wires and pipes were melted by high temperature. The engineers needed to lay additional wires to supply power to the corridor lights. withdraw.
The door of the suspect's unit was sealed with black canvas, and the unit was in ruins.
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According to neighbors, the arson suspect lived on the site for about 10 years, and then divorced his wife. Later, the remaining suspect lived alone on the site.
Resident Mr. Wu revealed that at the time of the incident, someone was burning debris by the door of the unit. After that, the fire spread rapidly, affecting the debris in the house. A lot of smoke came out of the unit, and some people in the adjacent unit were trapped.
He and other residents went to the lower floor to drag the hose to rescue, but the hose was not long enough, so they could only shoot water outside the door. The firefighters rushed to rescue the trapped occupants in the house.
He said the arrested man often talked to himself and was a bit "in a trance".
A neighbor, Miss Lin, pointed out that the fire alarm bell sounded in the building at the time of the incident, and thick smoke filled the corridor and seeped into the house.
At that time, the corridor was dark, and they were busy escaping. They did not pay attention to the situation of the suspect and other neighbors, but they saw two men pulling their throats and trying to rescue them.
She continued that she rarely sees suspects on weekdays, but when they meet, she "nods her head and says hello", but doesn't chat, describing the other person as "the eyes are not fixed, but he doesn't mean anything to you."
It is understood that the 57-year-old arrested man surnamed Feng was in a low mood before committing the crime. He was suspected of burning a newspaper and attempted suicide, and then burning the debris outside the door. The neighbors found out and reported the case, but the fire spread rapidly and spread to the neighbors on the same floor, including the suspect. A total of 6 People were injured, including a pair of grandsons, 76-year-old Ye and 28-year-old Xiao, who lived in the adjoining unit, were even unconscious.
As of 6 p.m., 3 of the 6 injured are still in critical condition, including the pair of grandsons, and the other 3 are in stable condition.
The suspect was arrested on suspicion of arson and possession of an offensive weapon.
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A unit in Fung Wai Building, San Tin Wai Estate, caught fire.
(Provided by Mr. Zheng)
