{
  "id": 12375892,
  "title": "Dozens evacuated over Mong Kok rooftop fire",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/dozens-evacuated-over-mong-kok-rooftop-fire-12375892",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T12:10:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RTHK News",
    "slug": "rthk-news",
    "url": "https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1872912-20261006.htm"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A fire broke out on the rooftop of a residential building in Mong Kok on Tuesday. The blaze occurred at the Shun King Building on Nelson Street, with reports indicating that miscellaneous items had caught fire. Police received the report at around 5:30pm.\n\nThe fire sent thick plumes of smoke into the sky and prompted the evacuation of dozens of people. According to Yau Tsim Mong district councillor Hui Tak-leung, many elderly people live in the building, but the evacuation was generally orderly.\n\nThe fire was put out by firefighters at around 7pm, and there were no reports of injuries.",
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        "outlet": "RTHK English",
        "title": "Dozens evacuated over Mong Kok rooftop fire",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/dozens-evacuated-over-mong-kok-rooftop-fire",
        "published": "2026-10-06T12:10:28.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}