Firefighters rescue four after suspected arson at North Point subdivided flat, three unconscious

Firefighters on Wednesday morning rescued four people from a North Point subdivided flat after a suspected arson attack, with three of them unconscious.

The fire at Ying Wong House was reported at around 2 am, with the man who reported the case plucked from a balcony by the firefighters.

Another man and two women were rescued unconscious from inside the flat and taken to Ruttonjee Hospital and Eastern Hospital respectively.

It took the firefighters some 35 minutes to extinguishe the fire.

Fire officials said accelerants were found at the scene, and that the case has been passed on to the Regional Crime Unit of Eastern District.
 

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