Fire Sets 16 Boats Ablaze in Hong Kong, at Least 10 Sink

Fire Sets 16 Boats Ablaze in Hong Kong, at Least 10 Sink
Fire and thick black smoke at the Aberdeen South typhoon shelter in Hong Kong on June 27, 2021. Courtesy of Annabonso via Reuters/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
The Associated Press
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HONG KONG—A fire engulfed 16 vessels in a Hong Kong typhoon shelter early Sunday, resulting in at least 10 boats sinking and one person sent to a hospital.

The fire broke out at about 2:30 a.m. at the Aberdeen South typhoon shelter in Hong Kong, and was extinguished more than six hours later.