Fire Alert | Truck Fire at Kwai Chung Car Park Suspected to Involve Mobile Illegal Gas Station

SighingCashier · 2026-03-17T08:49:34+00:00

A cargo truck caught fire in an open-air parking lot on Container Terminal South Road in Kwai Chung on the afternoon. Dense smoke billowed into the air, and explosion sounds were heard. There are currently no reports of injuries.Police received a report at around 2 p.m. indicating that a cargo truck had caught fire and explosion sounds were heard in a parking lot on Container Terminal South Road. Firefighters arrived at the scene and launched water jets to extinguish the fire, quickly putting out the blaze. The cargo truck was severely destroyed, and nearby motorcycles were affected.Fire services are investigating the cause of the fire. Preliminary investigation does not rule out that the cargo truck was a mobile illegal fuel station.

SighingCashier

2026-03-17 08:49:34

An open-air parking lot on South Container Terminal Road in Kwai Chung caught fire this afternoon, with thick smoke filling the sky and reports of explosions. No injuries have been reported so far.

Police received a report around 2 p.m. that a truck had caught fire and explosions were heard at the parking lot. Firefighters responded promptly, using hoses to extinguish the blaze. The truck was severely burned, and nearby motorcycles were affected.

Firefighters are investigating the cause of the fire. Initial suspicions do not rule out the possibility that the truck was being used as an illegal mobile fuel station.

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