Firefighters battle blaze at Hong Kong mansion owned by former screen goddess Brigitte Lin and billionaire husband
- More than 150 firefighters extinguish ‘fierce’ fire at mansion owned by former big screen star Brigitte Lin
- Eighteen domestic and security staff evacuated as firefighters tackle blaze
More than 150 firefighters fought an eight-hour battle against a blaze at a Hong Kong mansion said to be owned by former superstar actress Brigitte Lin Ching-hsia on Friday.
Emergency personnel were called to the palatial home built on a hill on Anderson Road in the Sau Mau Ping district of Kowloon just after 12.30am after a fire was reported in one of the bathrooms.
A total of 18 people, including domestic staff and security guards, were evacuated from the building before the arrival of firefighters and police officers.
Lin, a screen goddess of the 1970s to the 1990s, and her family were understood not to be in the house, which features an outdoor swimming pool and a rooftop tennis court.
It is also said to be equipped with a private cinema, a gym, a library and a dance studio.
The fire was upgraded to a third-alarm blaze at 1.43am. Fires in the city are rated on a scale of one to five according to their seriousness.
The Fire Services Department advised the public affected by “the smoke and an unusual odour carried by the wind” to close their doors and windows and to stay calm as its personnel fought the blaze.
