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Disaster● Low26m ago · Nov 9, 2026, 3:55 PM

Woman narrowly escapes death as folding table falls from Hong Kong building

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from South China Morning Post · East Asia

A woman narrowly escaped death after a folding table fell from an industrial building in Hong Kong and landed beside her on Monday evening, leaving her with only a minor hand injury. Police later arrested a man in connection with the incident, which occurred at about 6.15pm on Cheung Shun Street outside Maxim’s Centre in Cheung Sha Wan. Video circulating online shows the 32-year-old woman walking along the pavement towards the rear of a parked car. She is about to open the boot and place items...

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