7 injured, 4 critically, in fire at Hong Kong recycling yard
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- Summary
- A fire at a Hong Kong recycling yard resulted in seven injuries, four of them critical, prompting the evacuation of 300 people. The blaze, which began at 11:01 am, was extinguished by firefighters by 12:37 pm. Details about the cause and casualties are provided by the Fire Services Department.
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“7 injured, 4 critically, in fire at Hong Kong recycling yard”
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“Bright orange flames and thick black smoke seen at Tai Po site after blast”
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“The blaze broke out at 11.01am on Thursday in a recycling yard at the junction of Ting Kok Road and Fung Yuen Road in Tai Po district”
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“According to the Fire Services Department, it started in a scrap metal compactor housed inside a two-storey iron-sheet structure”
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“The department deployed two water jets and two teams of firefighters and extinguished the blaze at 12.37pm”
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“Of the seven injured, one was a firefighter, four were men, and two were women”
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“Three men with serious burns were sent to Prince of Wales Hospital in Sha Tin and were in critical condition on Thursday night”
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“One of the women was also listed as critical at Queen Mary Hospital in Pok Fu Lam”
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