Victims of Coloane fire now housed at Ilha Verde relief facility

Victims of Tuesday’s rooftop fire in a low-rise residential building – also known as tong-lau in Cantonese – are being accommodated temporarily at the Ilha Verde Disaster Relief Center, the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) announced. A total of five victims are currently housed in the facility. The fire damaged some miscellaneous items and pieces of furniture but did not cause any injuries or deaths. Preliminary investigations of the Fire Services Bureau (CB) pointed to a short circuit in an extension socket as the source of the blaze.