Firefighters douse blaze after three yachts catch fire in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour
- Emergency personnel were called in soon after 2.30pm when a boat burst into flames in Kwun Tong Typhoon Shelter off Hoi Bun Road
- By 5pm, the fire had been put out
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.
Responding to the “second-alarm” fire, three fireboats, 13 fire engines and two ambulances were deployed. Fires in the city are rated on a scale of one to five according to seriousness.
A fire department spokeswoman said three jets and four roof monitors from the fireboats were used to douse the flames.
By 6pm, no casualties had been reported.
