A 17-year-old Hong Kong girl was rescued on Wednesday after a fire, believed to have been caused by a power bank, broke out in a flat in Tsuen Wan. The Fire Services Department received a report at 7.59am that smoke had been seen coming from the flat at Hoi Kwai Mansion in the Riviera Gardens…
Thick smoke spewing from a flight simulator at Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways’ headquarters triggered a fire alarm on Wednesday, leading to the evacuation of hundreds of workers. Police received a report at 4.40pm about smoke originating from a flight simulator at Cathay Pacific City on Lantau Island. Cathay Pacific City is the…
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 Cathay Pacific flight to Hong Kong returned to the US city of Boston shortly after take-off on Monday, with smoke reportedly seen in the cabin. The Hong Kong flag carrier’s flight CX811 left Boston Logan International Airport at 2.23am local time, according to tracking website Flightradar24. Reports on social media said smoke was coming…
A fire erupted at a shipyard in Aberdeen on Friday, sending dark clouds billowing into the neighbourhood, a Hong Kong government spokesman said. The fire escalated into a No 3 alarm within half an hour at the shipyard on Shum Wan Road at 4.11pm, according to the spokesman. “Members of the public who are being…
Nearly 200 people were trapped on the Hong Kong Observation Wheel for about 45 minutes after a fire alarm halted its operation on Thursday. Authorities launched a rescue operation after receiving calls at 5.16pm that the Ferris wheel at the Central harbourfront had stopped running, with 190 people on it. They said an electric meter…
Big-bellied beer swillers chomp down potato chips and lumps of deep-fried chicken in a smoky pub while throwing darts and roaring at a big screen showing a football match. Meanwhile, at the wine bar next door, svelte sippers make small talk while moving bits of salad around a plate and gingerly plucking morsels off a…
A Hong Kong construction worker has been found guilty of manslaughter for killing his girlfriend and her two children, after a court acquitted him of the more serious crime of murder. But a High Court judge on Thursday warned Iu Wai-cheung, who slashed the mother more than 100 times, that his sentence would not be…
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…