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On Tuesday, a fire broke out on the rooftop of a 26-storey residential building in Mong Kok, Hong Kong at around 5:20 PM. The Fire Services Department responded to reports that items stored on the rooftop had ignited. Despite thick black smoke billowing into the sky, firefighters managed the situation with just one water jet and no casualties were reported by 6 PM. Some residents self-evacuated the building as a safety precaution.

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Fire breaks out on rooftop of residential building in Hong Kong’s Mong Kok Firefighters battle blaze with one water jet after items stored on the rooftop caught fire, no casualties reported so far Firefighters are battling a rooftop blaze at a residential building in Hong Kong’s Mong Kok, with thick black smoke billowing into the sky.

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2026-10-06 · South China Morning Post

Fire breaks out on rooftop of residential building in Hong Kong’s Mong Kok · assertive framing

Fire breaks out on rooftop of residential building in Hong Kong’s Mong Kok Firefighters battle blaze with one water jet after items stored on the rooftop caught fire, no casualties reported so far Firefighters are battling a rooftop blaze at a residential building in Hong Kong’s Mong Kok, with thick black smoke billowing into the sky. asserted

smoke → break → sky

The Fire Services Department received a report at about 5.20pm on Tuesday that items stored on the rooftop of a 26-storey block at Shun King Building on Nelson Street had caught fire. asserted

items → receive → fire

No casualties had been reported as of 6pm, while some residents self-evacuated the building. asserted

residents → report → building

Fire breaks out on rooftop of residential building in Hong Kong’s Mong Kok

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