67-year-old man hospitalised after house fire in Hong Kong village
Blaze at corrugated iron house in Ping Kong Village extinguished in early hours of Sunday, with 27 others evacuated without further injury
A 67-year-old man was injured after a fire broke out in a village house in Hong Kong early on Sunday morning, prompting the evacuation of 27 residents.
Police received the fire call at 3.18am on Sunday, reporting that a corrugated iron house in Ping Kong Village, Sheung Shui, had caught fire.
A video circulating online showed the fire spreading across the roof, spanning several corrugated iron sheets, with thick smoke billowing into the sky.
The resident of the house, a 67-year-old man surnamed Lo, was injured and transported to Prince of Wales Hospital in Sha Tin. A further 27 people were evacuated to safety.
Firefighters soon extinguished the blaze. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation, though police said there was as yet no evidence to suggest the case involved criminal activity.