Woman hospitalized after fire breaks out at Tai Kok Tsui home

A woman was hospitalized as a Tai Kok Tsui flat caught fire suspectedly because she forgot to turn the stove off after making breakfast on Thursday morning. 

Police received the report around 6 am that a fire broke out in the flat at June Garden Block 2 on Tung Chau Street and a person was reportedly trapped at the scene. 

Firefighters dispatched a breathing apparatus team and a water jet and put out the fire around 30 minutes later. 

The face of the female tenant was charred and she was sent to hospital in a conscious state. Some 60 residents were evacuated during the fire. 

Her husband Lai, a taxi driver, later returned home to learn what happened. He said he was working the morning shift and suspected his wife forgot to turn the stove off after making breakfast for him. 

Firefighters are now investigating the cause of the incident. 

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