A fire broke out in Tseung Kwan O.
At about 1 am, in a unit of Shangli Building in Shangde Village, a reusable bag containing clothes and shoes suddenly caught fire.
A 23-year-old female resident surnamed Lin smelled a burning smell outside the door, and immediately opened the door to check. When she saw the fire, she immediately went into the house to fetch water and put out the fire by herself. After she was shocked, she reported to the police for help.
The police stated that the case was classified as "arson". Police officers arrested a 30-year-old man surnamed Wang on suspicion of "arson" at a unit in Sheung Lai House, Sheung Tak Estate. He is currently being detained for investigation and the case has been handed over to the Criminal Investigation Team of Tseung Kwan O Police District. Enter.
Firefighters arrived at the scene and confirmed that the fire was completely extinguished and the building did not need to be evacuated. No one was injured in the incident.
Preliminary investigations believe that the cause of the fire is suspicious. It is understood that the unit is equipped with closed-circuit television. After reviewing the footage, investigators confirmed that the fire was arson, and the police followed up the investigation.
According to the clip, the police identified a suspicious person involved in the case, a man between the ages of 20 and 30, who was wearing a pink short-sleeved shirt at the time of the incident.
It is known that the suspicious person and the informant do not know each other, but after in-depth investigation, it was learned that one of the family members believed to be acquainted with the suspicious person, and even more suspected of being emotionally involved. The police are investigating whether the arson case is related to their emotional problems.