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Man injured in blaze at metal shack built on Hong Kong village rooftop
- Fire broke out in structure on top of a two-storey building in Ngau Chi Wan Village in Choi Hung
- Ground floor of building was hardware shop while second floor was used for storage
A man was injured after a metal shack built on a Hong Kong rooftop caught fire on Wednesday afternoon.
The fire broke out in the structure on top of a two-storey building in Ngau Chi Wan Village in Choi Hung at 1.32pm. Black smoke and fire was seen engulfing the shack.
A Fire Services Department spokesman said firefighters arrived in two minutes and put the blaze out at 2.30pm.
“We evacuated three individuals [from the building]. One man who tried to extinguish the fire was slightly injured and sent to United Christian Hospital in Sau Mau Ping for treatment,” the spokesman said.
The ground floor of the building was a hardware shop while the second floor was used for storage.
This article appeared in the South China Morning Post print edition as: Fire fright
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