Smoke from mobile phone battery sends two Hong Kong Apple store employees to hospital
Emergency personnel deployed to outlet in International Finance Centre, but no evacuation was needed
Two employees at an Apple store in Hong Kong were taken to hospital after inhaling smoke given off by a mobile phone battery on Friday.
Emergency personnel were sent to the outlet in the International Finance Centre mall on Harbour View Road, Central after a police report was made at 12.07pm.
“The two staff members were repairing the phone battery at the time it emitted smoke. The pair complained of feeling unwell after inhaling smoke,” a police spokeswoman said.
Store employees extinguished the source of the smoke before emergency crews arrived. No evacuation was needed.
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The two men were taken conscious to Queen Mary Hospital in Pok Fu Lam for treatment.
The spokeswoman said initial investigation found nothing suspicious, and local authorities were investigating the cause.