The deadly fire in Xingdong Village｜The fire scene exposed that the house was severely burned and the unit was not unsealed, and the workers cleaned the corridor

A deadly fire broke out at a unit on the 21st floor of Hing Cho House, Hing Tung Estate, Sai Wan Ho yesterday (8th). After the firefighters found an unidentified scorched corpse in the unit due to severe burns, it was handed over to No. The team followed up.

It is understood that the police confirmed that the deceased was Zhang Qiu, a 51-year-old unemployed man. He lived alone on the site and had a smoking habit during his lifetime. It is initially believed that the deceased smoked on the bed, which caused the fire. The case is not suspicious.

Today (9th) afternoon, the reporter of "Hong Kong 01" came to the scene again to find out that the cleaners were cleaning the blackened walls opposite the unit where the fire broke out. The ceiling was blackened, and debris was scattered all over the place.

Yesterday (8th) at noon on the 21st floor of Xingzu Building, Xingdong Village, Sai Wan Ho, a fire broke out in a unit with an area of ​​about 4 meters by 5 meters. The cap team used a hose to put out the fire and extinguished the fire within half an hour. No explosion occurred during the fire alarm. Firefighters found a dead body in the unit.

During the incident, 500 residents evacuated to a safe location by themselves. The fire did not spread to other units, and other residents were not injured.

A reporter from "Hong Kong 01" went to the scene again this morning (9th) and discovered that after the accident, some parts of the floor involved had been burned, and the walls and ceiling inside the floor were blackened. There were still a large number of police officers at the scene, and the scene is still sealed off. Investigations are underway in the unit involved.

It is reported that the police have been investigating the cause of the fire and learned that the deceased had a smoking habit before his death. In February 2018, a fire broke out at the site. At that time, the ashtray caught fire.

It is preliminarily believed that the fire was related to the smoking of the deceased.

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A fire broke out at a unit in Hing Cho House, Hing Tung Estate, Sai Wan Ho. The fire was violent. There was an explosion at one point, and a large amount of thick smoke shot straight into the air.

(Photo from the facebook group "Hong Kong Emergency Reporting Area")

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