Today (10th) at 12:34 noon, a fire broke out in a residential care home for the elderly at 232 Tai Po Road, Sham Shui Po. Extinguished, 3 male residents were injured and sent to the hospital.
According to on-site news, an eighty-year-old male resident was suspected of arguing with other residents earlier, but today he walked up to another resident with a lighter and a towel and threatened to start a fire.
In the incident, two 70-year-old residents suffered burns to their thighs and abrasions on their faces, while the 80-year-old resident suspected of arson suffered abrasions to his feet and forehead. All three were sent to the hospital for treatment.
After a preliminary investigation, the police arrested the eighty-year-old man on suspicion of arson, and the case was handed over to the criminal investigation team for follow-up.
Sai Wan Ho Xingdong Village Fire reported the sound of explosions Firefighters found a dead body Mei Lam Estate Fire Alarm｜Neighbors saw the gate of the unit on fire and the woman excitedly knocked on the door and called her name. The case team took over the deadly fire in Chamei Lam Village｜The neighbor was woken up by smoke and went to the fire police. On the way, the female head of the household was injured and escaped from the Tai Wai Mei Lam Village fire police.
