71-year-old woman sent to hospital after Yau Tong fire

A fire broke out at Yau Tong's Yau Lai Estate earlier today, with a 71-year-old woman having been sent to hospital after she reported feeling unwell.

Smoke billowed from a flat in Sau Lai House after a blaze broke out around 11 a.m.

Fire Services personnel were deployed on site after the police received several reports on the incident, with the fire having been put out within half an hour.

Some 100 people were evacuated from the residential area.

A number of elderly locals required police assistance while leaving the estate.

One 71-year-old woman reported feeling unwell and was sent via ambulance to United Christian Hospital for treatment.

Preliminary investigations indicated the fire started after a fan experienced a short circuit.