A car was reduced to a charred shell after it burst into flames on a Hong Kong highway on Sunday afternoon, with the driver and his two passengers managing to escape without injury. The vehicle began emitting smoke as it travelled along Kwai Chung Road near Lai King Estate at around 3pm. Flames quickly engulfed…
A fire engulfed and destroyed part of a 150-metre-long (492 feet) noise barrier on a busy Hong Kong road on Wednesday, paralysing parts of the road for the entire day as authorities rushed to repair and reopen them by early Thursday. The blaze began at around 11am under a footbridge next to the six-metre-tall structure…
A woman in central China has astonished social media users by constructing a door in the external wall of a residential building and installing stairs to connect to the adjacent block as an emergency exit in the event of a fire. The modifications made by the resident surnamed Wang, who lives in Changde, Hunan province,…
A fire broke out at a public cargo working area in the Yau Ma Tei area of Hong Kong on Monday, destroying recycled material and drawing the attention of onlookers on both sides of Victoria Harbour as huge plumes of thick smoke rose into the sky. Authorities said the blaze started at 5.06pm, with the…
Cathay Pacific Airways has reopened one of its business lounges at Hong Kong’s airport, a day a fire broke out and triggered the evacuation of more than 250 people. The city’s flag carrier said The Pier business lounge had reopened on Sunday. “The lounge was temporarily closed yesterday following an incident involving one of the…