About 50 evacuated after flat fire sparks explosion reports in Wong Tai Sin

Around 50 residents were evacuated after a fire broke out in a flat at Lung Kwong House, Lower Wong Tai Sin Estate, at 8.47am on Sunday, with multiple neighbours reporting sounds of an explosion.

Firefighters deployed one water jet and one breathing apparatus team, extinguishing the blaze at 9.16am. No injuries were reported, and a preliminary investigation suggested the fire was caused by burning miscellaneous items.

An 11th-floor resident, who evacuated with her pet cat, said she smelled smoke and heard the fire alarm ringing inside her flat. After calling the downstairs security guard to confirm the fire, she hurriedly left the building with her cat.

"The cat was very scared, so I had to put it in a carrier and cover it up," the resident said, adding that the evacuation down the stairs was orderly and not chaotic.

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