A fire broke out on board a barge docked in a typhoon shelter in Hong Kong’s Yau Ma Tei on Tuesday, sending smoke billowing into the bustling downtown neighbourhood.
Police said they received a report at 12.54pm that a vessel moored at the New Yau Ma Tei Public Cargo Working Area was emitting smoke and had caught fire.
A preliminary investigation suggested that miscellaneous objects on board had ignited, the force said.
“Currently, there is no evidence to suggest criminal elements were involved…
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