Man killed in fire at subdivided Hong Kong flat

A man in his 60s was found dead on Thursday after a fire at his subdivided flat in Sham Shui Po.

The blaze, apparently started by a cigarette, began at 12.51am in the third-floor flat in Fu On Mansion on Tung Chau Street.

The apartment was divided into four cubicles.

Acting assistant divisional officer from Cheung Sha Wan fire station, Tsang Ho-yin, said firefighters broke into the 135 sq ft home and found the man dead in bed. They found nothing flammable inside.

“The man was unconscious when found. His upper body was burned,” Tsang said.