3 family members die after flat fire in Hong Kong’s Mong Kok district

Three male members of a family, including a six-year-old boy, have died in hospital after a fire suspected to have been caused by an electrical appliance engulfed their flat in Hong Kong’s Mong Kok district.

Firefighters found the victims – an 80-year-old man, a 53-year-old man and the boy – unconscious in the kitchen and toilet of the third-floor flat at Kin Wong Mansion on Sai Yee Street near Argyle Street shortly after the blaze was reported at about 11.10pm on Thursday.

They were rushed to Kwong Wah Hospital, where they were later certified dead.

A 75-year-old woman who was calling for help near the flat window was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital after inhaling dense smoke.

Police investigations revealed that the boy was the woman’s great-grandson, while the other two men were her boyfriend and son.

Firefighters extinguished the blaze by 11.49pm. Two cats were found dead in the flat’s toilet and living room.