{
  "id": 3684515,
  "title": "3 people injured, 4 cats dead after power bank catches fire in Hong Kong flat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/3-people-injured-4-cats-dead-after-power-bank-catches-fire-in-hong",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T06:26:32.000Z",
  "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/3365425/3-people-injured-4-cats-dead-after-power-bank-catches-fire-hong-kong-flat"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Three people have been injured and four cats have died after a power bank caught fire in a public housing flat in Hong Kong, forcing nearly 80 residents to evacuate onto the street. Police said they received a report at 2.51am on Thursday from a resident that a power bank inside her flat at So Uk Estate in Cheung Sha Wan had caught fire and that she managed to escape in time. Multiple other calls…",
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "3 people injured, 4 cats dead after power bank catches fire in Hong Kong flat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/3-people-injured-4-cats-dead-after-power-bank-catches-fire-in-hong-3685235",
        "published": "2026-08-27T06:26:32.000Z"
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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."
}