AT LEAST 12 TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AFTER FIRE BREAKS OUT AT TAIKOO SHING FLAT

A fire has broken out at a flat in a Hong Kong housing estate, resulting in at least 12 people feeling unwell from the effects of smoke and residents fleeing to the rooftop for safety. The blaze erupted at Begonia Mansion in Taikoo Shing’s Harbour View Gardens on Sunday afternoon, with smoke pouring from a flat.

News - South China Morning Post reports that a fire has broken out at a flat in a Hong Kong housing estate, resulting in at least 12 people feeling unwell from the effects of smoke and residents fleeing to the rooftop for safety.

The report adds: The blaze erupted at Begonia Mansion in Taikoo Shing’s Harbour View Gardens on Sunday afternoon, with smoke pouring from a flat.

Police received multiple emergency calls at 2.50pm, with some reporting that the fire might have started from a malfunctioning air conditioner.

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