Fire at Kai Tak Main Stadium leads to evacuation of over 50, no injuries reported

More than 50 people were evacuated after a fire broke out at the main stadium of Kai Tak Sports Park on Monday morning. No injuries were reported.

At around 11.31am, staff members noticed thick smoke coming from a storage room inside the stadium and alerted the authorities.

The Fire Services Department raised the incident to a No. 2 alarm, dispatching a team equipped with breathing apparatus and one water jet to fight the blaze. The fire was brought under control at 12.35pm.

More than 50 people were evacuated to safety during the incident.

According to an initial probe, the fire originated in a storage room on the seventh floor used to store tables and chairs. The cause of the blaze is still under investigation.