Around 100 people were forced to evacuate their homes after a fire broke out at a village in Tsuen Wan in Hong Kong’s New Territories in the early hours of Friday. Two people were sent to hospital for treatment after reportedly feeling unwell.

Tsuen Wan fire
A fire broke out at Wang Lung Tsuen, Tsuen Wan at around 4 a.m. on Friday. Photo: iCable News, via video screenshot.

The blaze at Wang Lung Tsuen, Tsuen Wan was first reported to the Fire Services Department at 4:11 a.m. Friday. It was upgraded to a No. 3 alarm 38 minutes later.

By 7 a.m., the fire had largely been extinguished. About 100 people had evacuated to safe places.

A 15-year-old and an 80-year-old felt unwell after inhaling smoke and were sent to Yan Chai Hospital for treatment.

In total, 29 fire trucks and six ambulances were deployed and 150 firefighters were mobilised to fight the fire.

The Fire Services Department's New Territories South Division Officer Yue Tsz-kit.
The Fire Services Department’s New Territories South Division Officer Yue Tsz-kit meets the press on Friday morning after the fire at Tsuen Wan was put out. Photo: RTHK, via video screenshot.

Meeting the press after the blaze had been put out, the Fire Services Department’s New Territories South Division Officer Yue Tsz-kit said the fire broke out at a car repair shop and spread across three zinc huts.

“As the fire had a strong intensity, affected a large area and had started to spread, while water sources were quite far away… the fire was upgraded to a No. 3 alarm at 4:39 a.m.,” Yue said.

Fire services were still investigating the cause of the fire.

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Peter Lee is a reporter for HKFP. He was previously a freelance journalist at Initium, covering political and court news. He holds a Global Communication bachelor degree from CUHK.