Hundreds evacuated after cooking mishap sparks false fire alarm in Hong Kong
Hundreds of residents at a Hong Kong public housing estate were evacuated in the early hours of the second day of Lunar New Year over a suspected fire, only to discover that white smoke billowing from a flat had come from a cooking mishap. The Fire Services Department received a fire alarm report at about…
Hundreds of residents at a Hong Kong public housing estate were evacuated in the early hours of the second day of Lunar New Year over a suspected fire, only to discover that white smoke billowing from a flat had come from a cooking mishap.
The Fire Services Department received a fire alarm report at about 2.30am on Wednesday concerning Kin Wah House at Kin Ming Estate in Tiu Keng Leng.
Some residents took to social media to report the incident.
“Where is the fire? I’m ready to grab my two cats and evacuate,” an online user, Chi Him Lam, said.
Other users said they had been asleep when the alarm and their neighbours’ screaming woke them up.
