Boy, 13, rescued after climbing onto air-conditioning unit to escape fire in flat

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South China Morning Post · collected 2026-10-08 · by Kristen Cheung

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On Wednesday night, in Kwun Tong, Hong Kong, firefighters rescued a 13-year-old boy who had climbed onto an air-conditioning unit to escape a fire that broke out while he was home alone. Police received the first report of the fire at 7:54 PM from Tsui To House, located within the Tsui Ping (North) Estate complex. Online footage showed the boy, wearing only his underwear, escaping through a window as thick smoke filled the flat. Firefighters used a ladder to reach and safely retrieve him from the unit. About 70 residents were evacuated during the incident, which was extinguished by around 8:25 PM. The boy's mother has been arrested on suspicion of child neglect.

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Boy, 13, rescued after climbing onto air-conditioning unit to escape fire in flat Hong Kong firefighters rescue boy who was home alone on Wednesday night, while his mother has been arrested on suspicion of child neglect Hong Kong firefighters have rescued a 13-year-old boy who climbed out a window onto the air-conditioning unit to escape a fire that broke out in his flat, while his mother has been arrested on suspicion of child neglect. Police received reports at 7.54pm on Wednesday that a fire had broken out in a flat at Tsui To House, one of the blocks of Tsui Ping (North) Estate in Kwun Tong. Online footage showed the boy, wearing only his underwear, climbing out of a window and onto the condenser unit as thick black smoke filled the flat. Firefighters deployed a ladder to reach the boy and pulled him to safety.
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2026-10-08 · South China Morning Post
Boy, 13, rescued after climbing onto air-conditioning unit to escape fire in flat · assertive framing

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Boy, 13, rescued after climbing onto air-conditioning unit to escape fire in flat Hong Kong firefighters rescue boy who was home alone on Wednesday night, while his mother has been arrested on suspicion of child neglect Hong Kong firefighters have rescued a 13-year-old boy who climbed out a window onto the air-conditioning unit to escape a fire that broke out in his flat, while his mother has been arrested on suspicion of child neglect. Police received reports at 7.54pm on Wednesday that a fire had broken out in a flat at Tsui To House, one of the blocks of Tsui Ping (North) Estate in Kwun Tong. Online footage showed the boy, wearing only his underwear, climbing out of a window and onto the condenser unit as thick black smoke filled the flat. Firefighters deployed a ladder to reach the boy and pulled him to safety. asserted
Firefighters → rescue → safety
Around 70 residents were evacuated. asserted
residents → evacuate → ?
The blaze was extinguished at about 8.25pm. asserted
blaze → extinguish → 8.25pm
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