Hong Kong police investigate death of man after suspected fall from public housing estate where fire broke out
- Officers found man, 59, lying on the ground at estate after fire broke out
- Police say 300 people fled building in case classified as suspected arson
Hong Kong police are investigating the death of a man who is suspected to have fallen from a public housing flat in Kowloon where a fire broke out and forced 300 people to evacuate the building.
Police received a report shortly before 8pm on Friday about a fire and a man believed to have fallen from a flat in Choi Foon House at Choi Fook Estate in Ngau Tau Kok.
Officers found the man, 59, lying on the ground at the estate. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The force said the cause of the blaze was still under investigation and the case had been classified as suspected arson.
The cause of the man’s death would be determined after an autopsy, it added.
About 300 residents fled the building after the fire broke out.
The case was handed over to the Sau Mau Ping crime investigation team for follow-up. No arrests have been made.