Elderly man pulled unconscious from flat after fire in Sai Ying Pun

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Mok, D. (2026, October 19). Elderly man pulled unconscious from flat after fire in Sai Ying Pun. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3371414/elderly-man-pulled-unconscious-flat-after-fire-sai-ying-pun?utm_source=rss_feed

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South China Morning Post · collected 2026-10-19 · by Danny Mok

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Elderly man pulled unconscious from flat after fire in Sai Ying Pun Firefighters deploy water jet and breathing apparatus team to tackle fire at Hang Fai Building on Pok Fu Lam Road An elderly man was pulled unconscious from a flat after a fire broke out in a residential building in Hong Kong’s Western district on Monday night, with about 60 residents evacuating the premises. Police received a report at 8.57pm that flames had erupted in a flat in Hang Fai Building on Pok Fu Lam Road in Sai Ying Pun.
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Elderly man pulled unconscious from flat after fire in Sai Ying Pun Firefighters deploy water jet and breathing apparatus team to tackle fire at Hang Fai Building on Pok Fu Lam Road An elderly man was pulled unconscious from a flat after a fire broke out in a residential building in Hong Kong’s Western district on Monday night, with about 60 residents evacuating the premises. Police received a report at 8.57pm that flames had erupted in a flat in Hang Fai Building on Pok Fu Lam Road in Sai Ying Pun. asserted
flames → pull → Pun
Firefighters deployed a water jet and a breathing apparatus team to tackle the fire, which was extinguished at 9.54pm. asserted
which → deploy → 9.54pm
A man in his 70s was found unconscious and was rushed to Queen Mary Hospital in Pok Fu Lam. asserted
man → find → Lam
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