A deadly fire broke out in Tai Wai Mei Lam Village in the early morning. A unit on the 26th floor of Mei Huai Building was on fire. 15-year-old girl.
A total of 6 people in the fire were sent to the hospital, including the girl's mother, her mother's boyfriend and 4 other neighbors. About 80 residents escaped with the assistance of firefighters and evacuated on their own. The cause of the fire is yet to be investigated.
The firefighters and the police explained at the press conference that after the firemen broke the door and entered the house, they found the charred body of a 15-year-old girl, a 40-year-old man passed out in the bathroom, and a 45-year-old female head of household surnamed Zhang was found on the back stairs.
The firefighters found a combustion accelerant in the unit, and the fire spread so fast, so it was suspected to be suspicious. The criminal investigation team of the Sha Tin Police District took over the investigation of the fire.
A unit in Meihuai Building smoked and caught fire early in the morning, and quickly fell into flames.
(Photo of Sha Tin District on the facebook page)
The scene was a unit on the 26th floor of Meihuai Building. At 5:47 in the morning, the unit burst into flames, and quickly fell into a sea of flames. A large amount of thick smoke spewed out the window, and the air conditioner with fire fell from a height.
The firefighters dispatched a team of one throat and one smoke cap to extinguish the fire at 6:32, and found a charred body in the unit, which was later confirmed to be the 15-year-old daughter of the head of the household.
In addition, a 45-year-old female head of household was found with second-degree burns on her hands in the stairwell and was sent to the hospital. The boyfriend of the female head of the household was unconscious in the toilet of the unit. Another male and three female neighbors from the adjacent unit were sent to the hospital due to smoke inhalation. A total of 6 People sent to hospital.
Many residents put on their coats and hurriedly evacuated downstairs, very embarrassed.
A unit on the 26th floor of Meihuai Building smoked and caught fire early in the morning, and quickly fell into flames.
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Flames erupted from units on site.
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The dead woman's mother suffered second-degree burns on her hands, her mother's boyfriend was in a coma, and 4 neighbors were sent to the hospital
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Air-conditioner on fire fell from height
About 150 residents were evacuated
Firefighters continued to spray water on the unit to cool it down in the morning.
(Photo by Huang Jiangqi)
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