Elderly man dies after being pulled unconscious from flat during fire in Sai Ying Pun
An elderly man was pulled unconscious from a flat after a fire broke out in a residential building in Hong Kong’s Western district on Monday night, with about 60 residents evacuating the premises.
Police received a report at 8.57pm that flames had erupted in a flat in Hang Fai Building on Pok Fu Lam Road in Sai Ying Pun.
Firefighters deployed a water jet and a breathing apparatus team to tackle the fire, which was extinguished at 9.54pm.
A man in his 70s was found unconscious and was rushed to Queen Mary Hospital in Pok Fu Lam.
About 60 residents evacuated of their own accord as emergency crews put out the flames.
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