Five hurt as acid dropped from building above Hong Kong wet market
Police say corrosive liquid likely rained down from hotel in To Kwa Wan as white spots seen on the road from the incident were also found in the hotel’s outdoor terrace
Five people were injured by corrosive liquid that dropped from a building above a wet market in To Kwa Wan on Wednesday morning.
It had flowed onto the road near a vegetable stall under eight-storey residential tenement Kam Woo Mansion and a hotel named O’hotel along Kowloon City Road in To Kwa Wan.
A police source ruled out the possibility of accidental dripping of corrosive liquid during drain-cleaning activities, saying it was more likely that the acid rained down from the 23-storey hotel as white drops similar to that found on the ground were also discovered on the outdoor terrace of the hotel building.
Police received a report of the incident at 9.07 am from the vegetable stall seller who was working at that time. “I saw some drops next to the stall at first, but later the liquid started pouring down,” Ms Shum, who wanted to be identified only with her last name, said.
