Hong Kong girl, 17, rescued from fire likely caused by power bank
Fire Services received a report at 7.59am that smoke had been seen coming out from the flat at Hoi Kwai Mansion of Riviera Gardens.
Firefighters then broke into the flat and saved the girl, who was sent to Yan Chai Hospital in Tsuen Wan for smoke inhalation.
The Fire Services Department said the fire, suspected to have been triggered by a power bank, had been deemed not suspicious.
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