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Kanis Leung

A short-circuit from an electric scooter was suspected to have caused a fire at a Hong Kong public housing flat on Friday, killing a seven-year-old boy.
Firefighters rushed to Oriole House at Sha Kok Estate in Sha Tin to rescue the boy, his father, 48, and a woman, 41, who was their neighbour, after police received reports at around 11.30pm.
About 100 residents were evacuated.
Officers found the boy, surnamed Wong, in an unconscious state and sent him to Prince of Wales Hospital in Sha Tin, where he was pronounced dead.
Manslaughter-suicide suspected as mother, son killed in fire at public housing flat
“Preliminary investigation suggests a short-circuit in an electric scooter had sparked the fire. There was nothing suspicious about the cause,” police said.
The cause of the boy’s death could only be confirmed after an autopsy, they said.
Wong’s father and their neighbour Cheng were also rushed to the same hospital.


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Police were alerted to the fire at Oriole House at Sha Kok Estate in Sha Tin around 11.30pm on Friday. Photo: Handout

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Fire at Oriole House at Sha Kok Estate in Sha Tin killed a seven-year-old boy and injured his father and their neighbour on Friday
Police have not found anything suspicious, but say the cause of the boy’s death can only be confirmed after autopsy



Police find nothing suspicious behind fire, but say the cause of death of a seven-year-old boy in the incident can only be confirmed after autopsy.


Short-circuit from electric scooter suspected to be cause of fire at Hong Kong public housing flat

Fire at Oriole House at Sha Kok Estate in Sha Tin killed a seven-year-old boy and injured his father and their neighbour on Friday Police have not found anything suspicious, but say the cause of the boy’s death can only be confirmed after autopsy

Fire at Oriole House at Sha Kok Estate in Sha Tin killed a seven-year-old boy and injured his father and their neighbour on Friday

Police have not found anything suspicious, but say the cause of the boy’s death can only be confirmed after autopsy