5 rescued after fire breaks out in Hong Kong typhoon shelter
Marine police and firefighters rescued three men and two women, aged 25 to 42, from a nearby unaffected vessel as Typhoon Wipha lashed Hong Kong with wind and rain.
All five were uninjured and did not require hospital treatment.
Police said a call was received from a passer-by who spotted flames at 3.41am, about three hours after the Hong Kong Observatory issued the No 8 typhoon signal at 12.20am.
Bright orange flames could be seen in the typhoon shelter as thick plumes of dark smoke floated from the area.
A strong burning odour could also be detected in residential buildings on Caroline Hill Road, about 1km away.
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