Explosion in To Kwa Wan flat leaves burned mattress, detached window frame

A suspected gas explosion in a To Kwa Wan unit blasted a window out of its frame on Monday, leaving debris scattered across the road.

The incident occurred in a tenement building at No.43-45 Pak Tai Street yesterday evening, causing a 42-year-old man to fall out onto the street due to the impact of the explosion.

He remains in critical condition.

The affected unit was revealed to be in a state of disarray. Though the walls were not blackened, a mattress was left scorched with debris scattered across the floor and the window blown out.

A neighbor on the same floor stated that he did not know the injured man and that the building only used liquefied petroleum gas which he did not smell at the time of the incident.