Police arrest man, 29, on suspicion of setting double-decker on fire at Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge bus depot
- Firefighters used water jet to extinguish blaze after Cityflyer vehicle burst into flames
- Police are treating the case as arson after investigation found cause of fire to be suspicious
Police have arrested a 29-year-old man on suspicion of setting alight a parked double-decker bus at the local port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge.
Emergency personnel were called in on Thursday at about 7.30am when the Cityflyer vehicle burst into flames at the bus terminal near the control point’s Passenger Clearance Building on Shun Hang Road on Lantau.
Firefighters used a water jet to extinguish the blaze at 7.51am. No one was injured and no evacuations were needed.
The front of the double-decker was seriously damaged and its roof was partly ripped open.
Police are treating the case as arson after an investigation found the cause of the fire to be suspicious, according to the force.
A law enforcement source said security camera footage led officers to arrest a 29-year-old man in connection with the case.
“An initial investigation suggested a cigarette lighter was used to start the fire,” the source said.
He added that the suspect was a cleaner and was responsible for services outside the Passenger Clearance Building.