Hong Kong police hunt for suspect behind car park fire that torched eight vehicles in Lok Fu estate
Firefighters put out the blaze in about four minutes; police are reviewing CCTV footage
Residents at a Lok Fu housing estate woke up to the smell of smoke early Sunday morning after a fire broke out in a multi-storey car park, damaging eight vehicles.
The Fire Services Department received multiple reports of fire at about 9.30am in the car park of Fu Keung Court on 8 Fu Mei Street.
The property is a six-block estate built in 1991 under the Home Ownership Scheme.
A search-and-rescue team, one water jet and two breathing apparatus units were deployed to fight the No 1 alarm fire.
The scene was cordoned off and residents watched from behind the lines as black smoke and fierce flames billowed from the second floor of the car park complex while a squad of firefighters worked.
The blaze was put out in about four minutes.