Today (21st) at 7:12 p.m., there was a suspected CLP cable fire at No. 8 Kwong Yip Street, Yuen Long. The fire was blazing. Some netizens took a video, pointing out that a cable trough believed to be CLP caught fire off No. 8 Long Ping. , the fire is fierce.
A large amount of smoke can be seen by residents of Kingswood Villas in Tin Shui Wai.
Some residents of Fu Tai Village, Tuen Mun also pointed out that some buildings suffered power outages.
In addition, the street lights on Yuen Long Highway from Tuen Mun to Yuen Long were also not lit, and vehicles had to drive in pitch darkness with their headlights on.
At 8 p.m., a reporter from "Hong Kong 01" saw the fire at the scene of the fire. The fire was still not extinguished. Some firefighters were spraying water to irrigate the fire. From time to time, the sound of burning "pop" was heard from time to time.
Many netizens pointed out that there were power outages in Tin Shui Wai and Yuen Long.
Among them, the whole station of Tin Shui Wai Station has no electricity, and the shops do not have any lights.
The reporter of "Hong Kong 01" saw at Tsuen Wan West Rail Station that the MTR is currently arranging Tsuen Wan West as the terminal station. Passengers need to transfer to other means of transportation to Tuen Mun. Buses will also be arranged later.
About 200 people get off at Tsuen Wan West Station for each train, and some passengers choose to leave and transfer to other vehicles.
At 8 p.m., the fire was still not extinguished.
(Photo by Wang Yiyang)
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The MTR stated at 7:44 pm that due to the power supply failure of the power company, which affected the power supply of the Tuen Ma Line from Tsuen Wan West to Tuen Mun Station, the train service of this section is currently suspended. Passengers are requested to reserve sufficient time for the journey and consider using other Transportation.
Currently, there is a 6-minute train between Wu Kai Sha and Tsuen Wan West Station on the Tuen Ma Line.
MTR is arranging free shuttle buses to travel from Tsuen Wan West to Tuen Mun Station, where train services are suspended.
Also, Tin Shui Wai Station has been closed due to power outages.
At 8 p.m., the MTR indicated that the power supply has been restored from Tsuen Wan West to Tuen Mun Station, and the train services of the Tuen Ma Line have gradually returned to normal.
The power supply of Tin Shui Wai Station has also been restored and can be reopened to serve passengers.
(Picture of Hong Kong Emergency Reporting Area)
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