No. 1 alarm fire in Yuen Long
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A No.1 alarm fire broke out at a village house at no. 492 Kam Wing Villa in Pat Heung, Yuen Long, early this morning (October 27). The Fire Services Department received the call at 12.55am and arrived at the scene at 1.01am. Firemen used one jet and mobilised two breathing apparatus to fight the blaze. The fire was largely put out at 1.22am.
Three victims were sent to hospitals where two boys aged seven and eight were certified dead upon arrival. A 35-year-old woman is now receiving medical treatment.
The Fire Services Department is now investigating the cause of the fire.
Ends/Saturday, October 27, 2012
Issued at HKT 08:46
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