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Fireball rips through Ma On Shan restaurant, injuring 21
Chaos as blast sparks fire and shatters windows, forcing 200 to flee to street
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Twenty-one people were injured, one critically, after a fire sparked by a gas explosion tore through a crowded restaurant at lunch hour yesterday. More than 200 others were evacuated.
The explosion sent glass shards and debris flying into the two-lane carriageway below.
Chum Tai-kong, the Ma On Shan fire station commander, said a technician had been carrying out work in the restaurant's air conditioning machine room at the time of the blast.
"We are investigating what kind of work he was doing and what equipment he used," Chum said.
Nine men and 12 women, aged between seven and 92, were injured or reported feeling unwell after the blast.
Clifford Lo covers the city’s breaking news including major accidents and crime, with a particular interest in reporting local crime trends and statistics.
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