{
  "id": 3192929,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T05:12:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post-hong-kong",
    "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 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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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "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",
        "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."
}