A fire broke out in a flat at a public housing estate in Hong Kong’s Tin Shui Wai early on Saturday, leaving a man severely injured and forcing more than 200 residents to evacuate.
Authorities received multiple calls at 3.43am from residents reporting the blaze at Tin Chak Estate, with occasional sounds of explosions.
Firefighters rushed to the scene and rescued a man living in the flat. He was found conscious but later fell into a coma after being rushed to Tuen Mun Hospital. He sustained burns on 20 per cent of his body.
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Firefighters evacuated 11 men and 12 women, while more than 200 others left their flats on their own.
The fire was subsequently extinguished and residents returned to their flats.
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