27th June 2023 – (Hong Kong) At 8.02am this morning, a fire broke out on a container crane at a container terminal on Container Port Road South. The crane was approximately 22 meters above ground level when the fire started. The fire department quickly responded to the scene and used a ladder truck and a team of firefighters wearing breathing apparatus to extinguish the flames. Fortunately, no one was injured in the incident.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation, and it is not yet clear what sparked the blaze.