No. 3 Alarm Fire in Tseung Kwan O Roundup
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A hardware stall and a household grocery stall at King Lam Estate market in Tseung Kwan O were severely damaged in a No. 3 alarm fire yesterday (April 11).
The fire broke out at King Lam Estate market, at Po Lam Road, Tseung Kwan O at 10.40pm and was upgraded to No. 3 alarm at 11.08pm last night (April 11).
Firemen used six jets and mobilised five breathing apparatus teams to fight the blaze. The blaze was put out at 00.30am today (April 12).
A total of 30 persons were led to place of safety from the affected building.
No casualty was reported and no suspicious circumstances were detected about the cause of the fire.
Ends/Thursday, April 12, 2007
Issued at HKT 13:19
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