Two hurt and woman arrested after window falls from seventh floor of residential building on to busy Hong Kong wet market
- Incident happened about 10am on Pei Ho Street in Sham Shui Po
- A woman in her 60s suffered head injuries
A woman has been arrested after two people were injured when a window fell from the seventh floor of a residential building in Hong Kong on Sunday morning.
The aluminium window dropped on to a busy wet market from the building located at 109 Pei Ho Street, in Sham Shui Po, at around 10am.
The window fell onto a canopy before striking a 65-year-old woman leaving her with injuries to her head, legs and arms, and she was subsequently sent to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for treatment.
The other victim, a 69-year-old woman, suffered head injuries caused by glass shards and was sent to the Caritas Medical Centre.
The police then arrested a 27-year-old resident, who lives in a sub-divided unit, for allowing an object to fall from a building.
In January, a mainland Chinese tourist was killed in Tsim Sha Tsui after a window fell from the 16th floor of the five-star Mira hotel, prompting calls for building owners to step up safety checks.