Man hurt as fire hits Tsz Ching Estate flat, 250 evacuated
A fire at a flat in Tsz Ching Estate, Tsz Wan Shan, on Tuesday morning injured a man and forced about 250 residents to evacuate. Firefighters rescued residents after reports of people and cats trapped; the injured man was taken to hospital.
A fire broke out at a flat in Tsz Ching Estate in Tsz Wan Shan early on Tuesday, injuring one man and prompting the evacuation of about 250 residents.
Police received multiple reports from residents around 6am of a fire at a unit in Ching On House, with some callers saying seven people and three cats were trapped.
Firefighters and police arrived to rescue them. A man was injured and required an oxygen mask before being helped onto an ambulance.
Sources said the unit on the 24th floor housed a family of four, including the male and female heads of household, their son and a grandson. The male head of household was injured and taken to hospital.
Video from a reader showed flames and heavy smoke billowing from the unit.
