Flat fire at Lower Wong Tai Sin Estate forces evacuation of about 50 residents
About 50 residents were evacuated after a flat fire at Lung Kwong House, Lower Wong Tai Sin Estate, on 15 November. No injuries were reported. The fire was extinguished in under 30 minutes and is believed to have been caused by burning miscellaneous items.
About 50 residents were evacuated after a fire broke out in a flat at Lung Kwong House, Lower Wong Tai Sin Estate on Sunday morning. Firefighters received the report at 8.47am and deployed one water jet and one breathing apparatus team to the scene, extinguishing the blaze by 9.16am.
No injuries were reported, and a preliminary investigation suggested the fire was caused by burning miscellaneous items. Multiple neighbours reported hearing sounds of an explosion around the time of the fire.
An 11th-floor resident, who evacuated with her pet cat, said she smelled smoke and heard the fire alarm ringing inside her flat. After calling the downstairs security guard to confirm the fire, she hurriedly left the building with her cat.
“The cat was very scared, so I had to put it in a carrier and cover it up,” the resident said, adding that the evacuation down the stairs was orderly and not chaotic.