{"id":21932,"date":"2017-02-11T09:17:16","date_gmt":"2017-02-11T09:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=21932"},"modified":"2017-02-11T09:17:44","modified_gmt":"2017-02-11T09:17:44","slug":"least-18-injured-fire-hong-kong-metro-train","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/world-news\/least-18-injured-fire-hong-kong-metro-train.html","title":{"rendered":"At least 18 injured in fire on Hong Kong metro train"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-size:22px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">At least 18 injured in fire on Hong Kong metro train<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>At least 18 injured in fire on Hong Kong metro train:-<\/strong> At least 18 people were injured Friday evening after a man started a fire on a crowded Hong Kong metro train, police said.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">The victims have been transferred to local hospitals, although their conditions are not known, Hong Kong officials said.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">A 60-year-old man has been arrested and accused of arson, Hong Kong police said at press conference Friday.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Rescue personnel attend to an injured person Friday after a fire hurt 13 on a Hong Kong metro train.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">The man, whose last name is Cheung, was critically injured and told police he set the fire, authorities said.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Police said they believe the fire was an isolated incident carried out for personal reasons. There is no evidence it was terror-related, they said.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">The fire happened at the Tsim Sha Tsui station on the Tsuen Wan Line. The station, one of the busiest on Hong Kong&#39;s Mass Transit Railway, has been closed for the time being.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Local media reported that a person threw a flammable liquid inside a crowded train compartment.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Video and pictures circulating on social media show a man with his trousers on fire, lying on the floor of the station platform as other passengers frantically put out the flames.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">In a statement, Leung Chun-ying, Hong Kong&#39;s chief executive, said he&#39;s paying close attention to the incident and has asked all departments involved to put their full efforts into the investigation.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Leung expressed his deepest condolences to the injured and wished them a quick recovery.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">He also asked Hong Kong&#39;s secretary for food and health to visit the injured in the hospital.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-size:8px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Source:-&nbsp;http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2017\/02\/10\/asia\/hong-kong-train-fire\/index.html<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/world-news\/least-18-injured-fire-hong-kong-metro-train.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least 18 injured in fire on Hong Kong metro train At least 18 injured in fire on Hong Kong metro train:- At least 18 people were injured Friday evening after a man started a fire on a crowded Hong Kong metro train, police said. 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