A deadly fire broke out in Tai Wai Mei Lam Estate.
Today (6th) at 5:47 in the morning, a unit in Mei Huai Building smoked and caught fire, and more than a hundred residents were evacuated to the building. The Fire Services Department received multiple fire reports and suspected that someone was trapped in the house.
Rescuers found a 15-year-old girl who was seriously injured and unconscious at the scene, and was determined to have died after examination; the other three men and women were injured and sent to hospital.
The scene was a unit on the 26th floor of Meihuai Building. It was seen that the unit was engulfed in flames, a lot of smoke came out, and the air conditioner with fire fell from a height.
One of the female injured was sent to the hospital with burns on her hands, and a male injured had to wear an oxygen mask to help her breathe.
Many residents put on their coats and hurriedly evacuated downstairs, very embarrassed.
Several injured were initially treated by ambulancemen and then sent to hospital.
(Photo by Huang Jiangqi)
Residents were evacuated.
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One of the injured women suffered burns to her hands.
(Photo by Huang Jiangqi)
One man was transported to hospital wearing an oxygen mask to help him breathe.
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Flames erupted from units on site.
(pictures provided by readers)
A burning air-conditioner fell from a height.
(Photo by Huang Jiangqi)
