58 evacuated, woman taken to hospital after fire at Hong Kong flat
About 60 people were evacuated and a 98-year-old woman was taken to hospital after a fire broke out in a flat in Hong Kong on Tuesday. Police said they received multiple reports of the blaze at 488 Hennessy Road in Causeway Bay at 10.59am and that the fire was extinguished by 11.27am. The 58 people evacuated comprised 25 women and 17 men from the building, plus another 11 men and five women from…
A fire broke out in a flat located at 488 Hennessy Road in Hong Kong's Causeway Bay on Tuesday, resulting in the evacuation of 58 people and a 98-year-old woman being taken to the hospital. The incident occurred at 10.59am, with police receiving multiple reports of the blaze. The fire was extinguished by 11.27am, and by 11.39am, the Transport Department announced that all lanes on Percival Street between Hennessy Road and Russell Street remained closed due to the incident, causing heavy traffic in the area.
Tram services on the Happy Valley loop were suspended, and bus routes 108 and 117 were diverted, with motorists advised to use alternative routes.
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