Police probe suspected arson after carts burn in corridor
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Summary
A suspected arson case is under investigation after two handcarts were found on fire in the corridors of Chee Cheong Building at 2 Yee On Street, Ngau Tau Kok, shortly after midnight on Monday. Firefighters extinguished both fires, while police said no one was injured and no evacuation was required.
Key Points
- Police received a report at about 12:39am on Monday, 19 October, after a female resident smelled burning outside her flat and opened the door to investigate.
- The resident found one handcart on fire in the corridor, then detected another burning smell in the stairwell and discovered a second handcart ablaze on a lower floor.
- The incident happened at Chee Cheong Building, 2 Yee On Street, in Ngau Tau Kok, with CRHK identifying the case more broadly as a Kwun Tong district arson case.
- Firefighters arrived and quickly put out the fires; no injuries were reported and residents did not need to be evacuated from the building.
- After preliminary inquiries, police classified the case as arson and said the Sau Mau Ping district crime squad's Team 6 is following up, with no arrests made so far.
Why It Matters
The case remains active because investigators have said the cause of the fires was suspicious, meaning residents in the building may be waiting for answers on how the blazes started and whether anyone was responsible.
Police have not made any arrests, so the next focus is likely to be the criminal investigation and any further evidence gathered from the scene.