An 11-year-old boy has been remanded in custody after he was arrested for arson on Thursday in Lok Fu, as he suspectedly started a fire when playing with incense sticks in the corridor, which caused the death of a 66-year-old woman. The tragedy occurred on Thursday afternoon on 3/F of Lok Tung House in Lok Fu Estate as the boy was playing with the incense sticks, which accidentally set fire to the curtain on the neighbor's door. The boy was arrested that day by police for arson and is still in custody. Another neighbor – a woman surnamed Wong – said she didn't know how the fire started. She recalled she was sleeping in her room and found smoke filling her unit after her daughter smelt of burning.

Source: The Standard August 20, 2022 20:33 UTC