Rooftop fire in Mong Kok sends thick smoke over busy shopping area
A fire broke out on the rooftop of a building near Nelson Street and Canton Road in Mong Kok on Tuesday afternoon, sending thick black smoke into the sky. Firefighters deployed a water jet and breathing apparatus team to extinguish the blaze, which started from discarded debris.
Firefighters responded to a blaze on the rooftop of a building in Mong Kok late Tuesday afternoon after discarded debris caught fire, generating dense plumes of black smoke that prompted multiple emergency calls from alarmed onlookers.
The incident occurred at approximately 5.30pm on 6 October near the junction of Nelson Street and Canton Road, an area typically crowded with shoppers and pedestrians.
Witnesses reported seeing bright flames and heavy smoke rising high into the sky from the top of the multi-storey structure.
Upon receiving multiple distress reports from members of the public, the Fire Services Department promptly dispatched a water jet alongside a breathing apparatus team to contain and extinguish the flames on the roof level.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
