Alcohol burn accident in Central.
At about 0:00 am today (15th), the police received a report that a woman accidentally burned her forehead in an "upstairs bar" in the Ho Lee Commercial Building, 38-44 D'Aguilar Street.
The female victim, who was wearing an open-back short dress, was taken to Queen Mary Hospital by ambulance after sober up.
It is understood that the female victim, surnamed Tan (25 years old), was drinking "Flaming Lamborghini" at the time of the incident. It is suspected that someone poured out the spirits, set it on fire, and drank it with a straw, and accidentally knocked over the wine glass, causing an accident .
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Flaming Lamborghini is a common and popular flaming cocktail.
The bartender usually stacks the glass first, pours out the spirits, and then ignites the fire, which then forms a column of fire.
When customers drink, they will insert a long straw into the side of the cup to drink.
Since its alcohol concentration can be as high as 75%, it will burn in case of fire, and even a fire will occur. Bartenders and customers are at risk. They should avoid drinking "alcohol with fire" or touching a burning wine glass, especially Ladies should pay more attention to the hair can not be too close.
There have also been tragedies involving flame wine in Hong Kong in the past.
In February 2014, a bartender was concocting a flaming cocktail in a bar in Minden Drive, Tsim Sha Tsui. He was suspected of grabbing the fire while trying to drink, and his throat, chin, cheek, chest and neck were severely burned; in 2017, three men and women were in Kwai Chung. In a sub-room where bartenders are stored in the Mei Shi Industrial Building, it was suspected that the fire was ignited during bartending, but the soundproof cotton was accidentally burned, causing a fire, and all three people were killed in the fire.
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