DISASTER● ELEVATEDAug 12 · Aug 12, 2026, 7:24 AM
Man injured as fire engulfs 2 huts, 4 speedboats at village in Sai Kung
South China Morning Post
A man has suffered minor burns in a fire that spread to two huts and four speedboats in Hong Kong’s Sai Kung. The Fire Services Department said it received multiple reports of a blaze that broke out near a minibus terminus in Po Toi O village at 8.33am on Wednesday. It was classified as a No 1 alarm fire, the lowest in Hong Kong’s five-tier system. Firefighters arrived at the scene 14 minutes later and found a man, aged about 60, who had suffered minor burns to his right hand, it said. He...
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