Fire in built environment
Details
Event title
China - Fire breaks out in flat at Hong Kong’s Tin Shui Wai, 1 injured and 200 evacuated
Source
Severity
Low
Event date (UTC)
2025-12-13 10:00:08
Last update (UTC)
2025-12-13 10:00:08
Area range
Local event
Address/Affected area(s)
Tin Shui Wai, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
A fire broke out in a flat at a public housing estate in Hong Kong’s Tin Shui Wai early on Saturday, leaving a man severely injured and forcing more than 200 residents to evacuate.
Authorities received multiple calls at 3.43am from residents reporting the blaze at Tin Chak Estate, with occasional sounds of explosions.
Firefighters rushed to the scene and rescued a man living in the flat. He was found conscious but later fell into a coma after being rushed to Tuen Mun Hospital. He sustained burns on 20 per cent of his body.
Firefighters evacuated 11 men and 12 women, while more than 200 others left their flats on their own.
The fire was subsequently extinguished and residents returned to their flats.