Candle sparks fire at Shek Kip Mei estate, man injured

A man was injured in a fire at a flat in Nam Shan Estate, Shek Kip Mei on Thursday night, believed to have been accidentally started by a scented candle.

Police received a report around 10pm from a resident of Nam Yat House that clutter in their flat had caught fire, burning the resident's son. Firefighters and paramedics arrived to find the flames already extinguished. The injured man was conscious and taken to hospital by ambulance for treatment.

Preliminary investigations suggest the fire was caused by a scented candle igniting nearby clutter, with no suspicious circumstances found.