Fire breaks out on rooftop of residential building in Hong Kong’s Mong Kok

Firefighters are battling a rooftop blaze at a residential building in Hong Kong’s Mong Kok, with thick black smoke billowing into the sky. The Fire Services Department received a report at about 5.20pm on Tuesday that items stored on the rooftop of a 26-storey block at Shun King Building on Nelson Street had caught fire. No casualties had been reported as of 6pm, while some residents self-evacuated the building. Firefighters were tackling the blaze with one water jet. Strong flames and thick...