Tsuen Wan Restaurant Fire Sends Smoke Into Sky
Bastillepost · 5 SOURCESabout 2 hours ago2 MIN
Summary
A restaurant fire was reported at Concord Square in Tsuen Wan, at 68 Chung On Street, at 4:34am on October 28, after multiple residents reported thick smoke coming from an eatery and black smoke shooting from the building's exhaust outlet. Firefighters deployed one hose and one breathing apparatus team before extinguishing the blaze, and no evacuation was required. No one was injured in that incident, while the cause was still under investigation. Separate reports from later the same day described another restaurant fire in Tsuen Wan, around 5pm at a ground-floor premises in Tin Po Building and near Hau Tei Square on Tai Ho Road, where staff and residents evacuated and a 90-year-old man from an upstairs care home was sent to Yan Chai Hospital after feeling unwell.
Key Points
- The early-morning fire happened at 4:34am on October 28 at an eatery in Concord Square, 68 Chung On Street, Tsuen Wan
- Witnesses reported dense smoke, with on.cc saying black smoke rose from the building's exhaust outlet and into the sky
- Firefighters used one hose and one breathing apparatus team, then put out the blaze without any evacuation or injuries
- Later on October 28, another restaurant fire was reported around 5pm at Tin Po Building or nearby Hau Tei Square in Tsuen Wan.
- In that later incident, staff and upstairs residents evacuated, and a 90-year-old male care home resident was taken to Yan Chai Hospital.
Why It Matters
For Tsuen Wan residents and businesses, the reports underline how quickly smoke from restaurant fires can spread through mixed-use buildings and nearby streets. They also show the added vulnerability of elderly people living in upper-floor care facilities when fires break out at street-level food premises.