Hong Kong authorities have launched a pilot scheme to install a new smart fire alarm system that can detect and report a blaze in minutes, with a target to install it in 3,600 old buildings that have yet to be fitted with adequate firefighting facilities.
The Fire Services Department said on Friday it started installing a fire detection system that utilises Internet of Things technology in 10 buildings that were up to six storeys tall across 10 districts, with a three-month trial on the selected…

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