A 50-year-old woman died and three other people were hospitalised after a fire in a Hong Kong flat on Friday that authorities said was caused by a malfunctioning power strip.
Police said the blaze broke out at Valiant Court in Ho Man Tin at around 10.04am.
Fire services were immediately deployed to the scene and the blaze in the 11th-floor flat was quickly put out.
“A preliminary investigation showed the fire arose due to a malfunctioning power strip,” a Fire Services Department spokeswoman…