Firefighters battle a fire in Cheung Sha Wan, a residential and industrial area, in Hong Kong, Friday, March 24, 2023. Hong Kong firefighters were battling a blaze Friday at a warehouse that forced more than 3,000 people to evacuate, including students, police said. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)
Firefighters battle a fire in Cheung Sha Wan, a residential and industrial area, in Hong Kong, Friday, March 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)
Firefighters battle a fire in Cheung Sha Wan, a residential and industrial area, in Hong Kong, Friday, March 24, 2023. Hong Kong firefighters were battling a blaze Friday at a warehouse that forced more than 3,000 people to evacuate, including students, police said. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)
Firefighters battle a fire in Cheung Sha Wan, a residential and industrial area, in Hong Kong, Friday, March 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong firefighters will investigate the cause of a blaze that broke out Friday at a warehouse and forced 3,600 people, including students, to evacuate, authorities said.
Thick smoke was seen pouring out from the eight-story factory building where the fire broke out around 2 p.m. at a warehouse on Fat Tseung Street in Cheung Sha Wan, a residential and industrial area in Kowloon, the government said. The fire was largely extinguished at 8:40 p.m.
Officers suspected the cause was linked to some sparks triggered by construction work, but they would have to probe further into the cause, said Wilson Kong, divisional officer of the Fire Services Department.
There were inflammable substances at the warehouse and the fire equipment, including the sprinkler system, could not work properly there, he said.
Kam Hok-lai, acting ambulance superintendent, said one person felt sick after inhaling thick smoke and another person sustained hand injuries. Three firefighters also felt sick, he added.
About 3,600 people had to be evacuated, including students from four schools, said police divisional commander Wong Wai-yin.
Earlier Friday afternoon, officers at the scene had to wear breathing apparatus. The government opened a temporary shelter at a sports center for residents in need and advised members of the public to close their doors and windows if they were being affected by the smoke and odor.
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