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

Firefighters battled a fierce rooftop blaze at a residential building in Hong Kong’s Mong Kok district for around an hour on Tuesday before dousing the flames. The Fire Services Department received a report at about 5.20pm that items stored on the rooftop of the 26-storey Block B of Shun King Building on Nelson Street had caught fire. No casualties were reported, while 40 residents fled the building. Firefighters tackled the blaze with one water jet. Strong flames and thick black smoke could be...