2 fires broke out throughout the day in Wong Tai Sin housing estate

A fire broke out this morning at a housing unit in Lower Wong Tai Sin Estate with Fire Services personnel subsequently finding a body inside believed to be its owner.

This as a second blaze was reported at the same housing estate in the evening with one elderly woman feeling unwell from the incident.

The Fire Services Department received reports at around 8 a.m. of the first blaze at a unit in Lower Wong Tai Sin Estate's Lung Kwong House.

Around 300 residents had to be evacuated.

After the fire was put out, authorities entered the unit where the fire broke out discovering a body believed to be the unit's 80-year-old female owner who lived alone.

This as Fire Services personnel noted large amounts of miscellaneous items were found inside the residence, with preliminary investigations indicating there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding the fire.

This as authorities received reports of a second fire at 6:30 p.m. that broke out on the 16th floor of Long Wo House, with over 150 people having been evacuated after the fire alarm activated.

A 92-year-old woman felt unwell after inhaling smoke but did not require hospitalisation.

Sources say the blaze was triggered by the woman mistakenly placing her rice cooker on her kitchen stove.