Shau Kei Wan No. 3 alarm fire roundup
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A range of tin-sheeted and wooden structures, used as domestic and some were vacated of about 30m x 30m were severely damaged in a No. 3 alarm fire at A Kung Ngam Village, Shau Kei Wan, today (October 31).
The fire broke out at 00.58am and was upgraded to No. 3 alarm at 01.12am.
Firemen used six jets and mobilized four breathing apparatus teams to fight the blaze. The fire was put out at 02.48am.
A 83-year-old man was admitted to Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital due to inhalation of smoke.
Ends/Monday, October 31, 2005
Issued at HKT 08:46
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