Woman, 80, found dead in Kwai Chung flat gutted by blaze
Deceased was found in bedroom near window, authorities say
The charred body of an 80-year-old woman was found in a public housing flat in Kwai Chung after it was gutted by a blaze on Friday morning.
“The deceased was found near the window inside a bedroom,” Tsuen Wan fire station commander Wong Kee-kiu said.
Initial investigations showed the deceased, surnamed Lau, lived alone in the flat.
Police and fire department personnel are looking into whether there was anything suspicious about the 45-minute fire that broke out in the eighth-floor unit at Yiu Yam House in On Yam Estate shortly before 8.30am.
Wong said the fire department had set up a special task force to investigate the cause of the blaze.
A fleet of 15 fire engines and five ambulances was sent to the scene, and close to 60 firefighters were deployed.
