Overview
- The blaze was reported at 8:04 a.m. local time and was put out in roughly 50 minutes.
- More than 250 residents left the building, with about 250 self-evacuating and 22 assisted by firefighters.
- The deceased was a man in the unit where the fire began, and two of the eight injured suffered serious smoke inhalation.
- Hong Kong Fire Services deployed 91 personnel, and no obvious issues with the building’s fire-safety equipment were reported.
- Acting assistant division officer Ip Kam-khon said an electrical fault is under review, with the case following other recent residential fires reported in the city.