Hill fire breaks out near school in Tai Po

A hill fire erupted behind Wong Shiu Chi Secondary School in Tai Po on Wednesday night, just hours after a No. 5 alarm blaze at the nearby Wang Fuk Court.

Police received multiple reports at around 10:13pm about flames on the hillside behind the school, located approximately 700 meters from the scene of the earlier fatal fire.

Firefighters responded and extinguished the blaze. No injuries were reported in the hill fire incident.