(Video) Illegal fuel truck suspected in Kwai Chung fire

Authorities are searching for a female truck owner after a fire that may have been linked to an illegal mobile fueling station broke out on Tuesday afternoon in Kwai Chung.

In an open-air parking lot on Container Port Road South, a light truck and two motorcycles were engulfed in flames, which firefighters extinguished shortly after 2pm. No injuries were reported.

Investigators found traces of flammable liquid and fueling equipment inside the truck, including tanks, hoses and nozzles, leading authorities to believe it had been illegally modified to store and dispense fuel.

Officials suspected the vehicle may have been carrying up to 2,000 liters of gasoline, which caused the blaze to spread unusually fast.

The Fire Services Department noted that similar illegal fueling stations have been found in urban areas, often converted from vans or trucks without ventilation or fire safety equipment, posing severe risks of fire and casualties.

Authorities are pursuing the female truck owner to determine the source of the fuel. Police urged witnesses to come forward.

(Updated at 9:13pm)