The Fire Services Department said a team will investigate the cause of a fatal fire in Kwai Chung but said preliminary investigation has showed nothing suspicious about the blaze, RTHK reports. But it revealed that the firemen at the scene had difficulty in entering the flat as its entrance was blocked by some objects. The body of a woman was found after firefighters put out a blaze that started at a unit on the fifth floor of Kwai Yue House apartments. Police said an initial investigation showed that a family of three lived in the flat, but no details of other members were available. The fire department said 167 firefighters and ambulance men were deployed to the scene after it received a report of the fire at 6:47am.

Source: The Standard July 19, 2020 05:03 UTC