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  "id": 3190779,
  "title": "58 evacuated, woman taken to hospital after fire at Hong Kong flat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/58-evacuated-woman-taken-to-hospital-after-fire-at-hong-kong-flat",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T05:12:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3365158/58-evacuated-woman-taken-hospital-after-fire-hong-kong-flat"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A fire broke out in a flat at 488 Hennessy Road in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, on Tuesday, prompting the evacuation of 58 people and the hospitalization of a 98-year-old woman. Police received multiple reports of the blaze at around 10:59am and extinguished the fire by 11:27am. The evacuated individuals included 25 women and 17 men from the building, along with 11 men and five women from a bank on the ground floor. The Transport Department closed the Percival Street section between Hennessy Road and Russell Street 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. Motorists were advised to use alternative routes.",
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        "published": "2026-08-25T03:04:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
        "title": "58 evacuated, woman taken to hospital after fire at Hong Kong flat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/58-evacuated-woman-taken-to-hospital-after-fire-at-hong-kong-flat-3192929",
        "published": "2026-08-25T05:12:23.000Z"
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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."
}