Firefighters douse blaze after three yachts catch fire in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour

Firefighters on Tuesday doused a blaze in which three yachts caught fire in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour.

Emergency personnel, also including paramedics, were called in soon after 2.30pm when a boat burst into flames in Kwun Tong Typhoon Shelter off Hoi Bun Road, according to police.

A police spokesman said they received several phone calls saying the yachts had caught fire and dense smoke had been billowing from them.

As of 4pm, three yachts had caught fire and the firefighting operation was still going on, a government spokesman said. By 5pm, the flames had been extinguished.

The three yachts were anchored alongside each other, about 50 metres from the shore.