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WED · 2026-08-12 · 07:24 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0812-101468
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NSR-2026-0812-101468News Report·EN·Human Interest

Man injured as fire engulfs 2 huts, 4 speedboats at village in Sai Kung

A fire broke out in Po Toi O village, Sai Kung, Hong Kong, at 8:33 am on Wednesday, resulting in minor injuries to a man and damage to property. The blaze, classified as a No.

Wynna WongSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-12 · 07:24 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
Man injured as fire engulfs 2 huts, 4 speedboats at village in Sai Kung
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A fire broke out in Po Toi O village, Sai Kung, Hong Kong, at 8:33 am on Wednesday, resulting in minor injuries to a man and damage to property. The blaze, classified as a No. 1 alarm fire, spread to two huts and four speedboats. Firefighters arrived 14 minutes after receiving multiple reports and found a man, approximately 60 years old, with minor burns to his right hand, who received on-site treatment. The fire was extinguished in under an hour.

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Key claims

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The fire was extinguished less than an hour after it was reported.

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The fire was classified as a No 1 alarm fire, the lowest in Hong Kong’s five-tier system.

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The Fire Services Department received reports of the blaze at 8:33 am on Wednesday.

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The fire spread to two huts and four speedboats in Po Toi O village.

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A man suffered minor burns to his right hand in a fire in Sai Kung.

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A man has suffered minor burns in a fire that spread to two huts and four speedboats in Hong Kong’s Sai Kung.The fire-services-department" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="14230" data-entity-type="organization">fire Services Department said it received multiple reports of a blaze that broke out near a minibus terminus in Po Toi O village at 8.33am on Wednesday. It was classified as a No 1 alarm fire, the lowest in Hong Kong’s five-tier system.Firefighters arrived at the scene 14 minutes later and found a man, aged about 60, who had suffered minor burns to his right hand, it said. He received treatment at the scene by paramedics.A photo shows the charred remains of one of the boats. Photo: HandoutThe fire, which affected two huts and four speedboats, was extinguished less than an hour after it was reported.
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