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Hong Kong fires and safety
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The two children became trapped outside the window and were discovered by passers-by who alerted the emergency services. Photo: Desmond Wang/Facebook
Hong Kong children

Hong Kong police arrest parents after young children rescued from window ledge

Source says boys aged three and five climbed out of window of fourth-floor flat, with parents held on suspicion of child neglect.

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Accidents and personal safety

Fire engulfs car on Hong Kong road, as driver and 2 passengers escape unhurt

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Accidents and personal safety

Lit cigarette suspected to have caused flat fire that killed Hong Kong woman

Accidents and personal safety

Authorities investigate ‘loosened tubing’ at gas blast Hong Kong flat

Explosion injures three people, including one critically, and blows air conditioner, a window frame and glass from flat onto ground.

Window frames hang loosely from the blast-hit flat. Photo: Facebook/Lam Tsz Chung
Hong Kong society

Editorial | Impressive buildings must not come at the cost of worker safety

Employers, workers and the authorities have a responsibility to reduce the growing number of Hong Kong industrial accidents.

Accidents and personal safety

Hill fire on Hong Kong’s Lantau under control after burning for 20 hours

Government Flying Service dropped water bombs to douse fire, first reported on Sunday at 4.51pm.

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Hong Kong society

Hill fire in Hong Kong under control after burning for over 17 hours

Firefighters tackle blaze on Kai Kung Leng mountain range, while government helicopters drop water bombs.

At its most intense, the fire line stretched 500 metres, according to local media reports. Facebook/CAS
Accidents and personal safety

2 hikers rescued as hill fire rages for hours in Hong Kong’s Yuen Long

Government Flying Service team retrieves man and woman from mountain top, with neither suffering injuries.

Crime in Hong Kong

20 Hong Kong students hospitalised after trolley set ablaze outside school

Police receive call just before 12.30pm on Thursday, investigating fire as case of suspected arson.

Hong Kong society

Editorial | Price to pay for concrete falling from Hong Kong buildings

The latest injury, in a busy area of Hong Kong, underlines the need for tougher action on owners who fail to act on government orders.

The view from the top of No. 76 Percival Street in Causeway Bay. An elderly man was injured when concrete fell from the building on Friday. Photo: Antony Dickson
Accidents and personal safety

Hillside fire in northern Hong Kong finally extinguished after 25 hours

Blaze broke out on Saturday afternoon near Tai Tong in Yuen Long.

The blaze broke out on Saturday afternoon. Photo: Dickson Lee
Accidents and personal safety

100 Hongkongers evacuated after fire breaks out during ceremony for good luck

Police believe blaze caused by 62-year-old female resident’s burning of joss papers for a ritual for peace and protection.

Hong Kong society

Editorial | Continue crackdown on fire hazards

Lives are at stake in many old buildings in Hong Kong and it is incumbent on the authorities to make sure vigorous inspections are carried out routinely.

Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong to ramp up crackdown on fire hazards in high-risk old buildings

Special team will carry on work of inspection operation launched in wake of deadly New Lucky House blaze.

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The Fire Services Department issued more than 8,500 safety warnings for old mixed-use properties between April and November. Photo: Eugene Lee
Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong man, 60, dies after fire breaks out in 12th-floor flat

Building residents called for help, finding man unconscious in flat.

The fire broke out in a flat at King Shing Court in Fanling on Monday afternoon. Photo: Handout
Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong man jumps into sea to escape 6-boat blaze at pier in Tuen Mun

Man escapes major injuries and is rescued by passing vessel.

Accidents and personal safety

Shipyard fire in Hong Kong’s Aberdeen put out after 4-hour battle

Boats being repaired were made of fibreglass so fire spread quickly, officials say.

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Accidents and personal safety

Man, 65, dies in Hong Kong fire caused by short circuit of phone charger in flat

Fire in Chai Wan flat at 11.38am on Sunday also injures man’s daughter, 31.

The blaze broke out at a flat in Block 1 of New Jade Gardens in Chai Wan before lunchtime on Sunday. Photo: Handout
Accidents and personal safety

Fire at Hong Kong cargo area put out after burning for 14 hours

Huge plumes of smoke from Yau Ma Tei site draw attention of onlookers on both sides of Victoria Harbour; no casualties reported.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong to use firefighting drones for tomb-sweeping festival for first time

High risk of hill fires because of dry weather, authorities warn ahead of Chung Yeung Festival.

Accidents and personal safety

Passengers evacuated from Hong Kong train carriage after lithium battery fire

One passenger sustains minor injuries and is taken to United Christian Hospital in Kwun Tong for treatment.

A man was injured after a lithium battery caught fire. Photo: Handout
Accidents and personal safety

Elderly man dies after blaze in luxury flat in Hong Kong’s Mid-Levels

Fire broke out shortly before 5pm in flat in Tower 2 of Elegant Terrace, prompting evacuation of about 50 people.

The fire broke out in a flat in Elegant Terrace on Conduit Road in Mid-Levels. Photo: Handout
Accidents and personal safety

Woman arrested for suspected child neglect after 2 saved from Hong Kong flat fire

Online video footage shows flames and smoke coming out of high-rise flat in Tsz Wan Shan with two children trapped inside.

Accidents and personal safety

Deadly Hong Kong flat fire possibly broke out after television burst into flames

Television was provided to the 86-year-old woman who died in the fire by a welfare organisation years ago, Post learns.

My Take

My Take | Hong Kong must heed the lessons of the Grenfell Tower tragedy

The city faces long-standing fire safety problems and the UK inquiry starkly demonstrates the need for urgency in combating such risks.

New Lucky House at the junction of Jordan Road and Nathan Road after a fire broke out in April. Photo: Jelly Tse
Consumer protection in Hong Kong

Hong Kong watchdog warns some cooker hoods pose fire, electrical hazards

Consumer Council says five of 14 models that underwent its evaluation failed at least one type of safety test

The watchdog has also reminded consumers to regularly clean their cooker hoods to prevent grease build-up and fire hazards. Photo: Handout
Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong issues 5,000 fire safety warnings after 700 old buildings inspected

Blaze in 60-year-old New Lucky House in Yau Ma Tei killed five people and injured 43 others in April.

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Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong woman dies, husband in coma after alleged fire murder-suicide bid

Pair found with serious burns in smoke-filled Mid-Levels flat; husband suspected of murder-suicide attempt.

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