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Cheung, K. (2026, October 8). Boy, 13, rescued after climbing onto air-conditioning unit to escape fire in flat. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3370114/boy-13-rescued-after-climbing-air-conditioning-unit-escape-fire-flat?utm_source=rss_feed
Cheung, Kristen. “Boy, 13, rescued after climbing onto air-conditioning unit to escape fire in flat.” South China Morning Post, 8 Oct. 2026, https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3370114/boy-13-rescued-after-climbing-air-conditioning-unit-escape-fire-flat?utm_source=rss_feed.
Cheung, Kristen. “Boy, 13, rescued after climbing onto air-conditioning unit to escape fire in flat.” South China Morning Post, October 8, 2026. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3370114/boy-13-rescued-after-climbing-air-conditioning-unit-escape-fire-flat?utm_source=rss_feed.
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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.