Contractor injured as brief fire breaks out at Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Woman, 29, received electric shock while removing stage installations and was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital
A brief No 2 alarm fire broke out at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui on Monday, leaving a contractor injured after she received an electric shock.
The Fire Services Department said it received a fire alarm at the venue at 11.23am. When firefighters arrived three minutes later, the fire had already been extinguished.
“After investigation, a female staff member was found to have been injured in an electric shock accident,” a department spokesman said.
The worker was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for treatment.
