{
  "id": 361789,
  "title": "At least 12 taken to hospital after fire breaks out at Taikoo Shing flat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/at-least-12-taken-to-hospital-after-fire-breaks-out-at-taikoo-shing",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-09T08:48:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post-hong-kong",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3363441/least-12-taken-hospital-after-fire-breaks-out-taikoo-shing-flat"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A fire has broken out at a flat in a Hong Kong housing estate, resulting in at least 12 people feeling unwell from the effects of smoke and residents fleeing to the rooftop for safety. The blaze erupted at Begonia Mansion in Taikoo Shing’s Harbour View Gardens on Sunday afternoon, with smoke pouring from a flat. Police received multiple emergency calls at 2.50pm, with some reporting that the fire…",
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "At least 12 taken to hospital after fire breaks out at Taikoo Shing flat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/at-least-12-taken-to-hospital-after-fire-breaks-out-at-taikoo-shing-362046",
        "published": "2026-08-09T08:48:57.000Z"
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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."
}