Key facts
- A contractor was injured by an electric shock at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre.
- The incident occurred while dismantling stage equipment.
- The 29-year-old woman sustained burns to her face and arms.
- She was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for treatment.
- The event is being treated as an industrial accident.
A brief fire occurred at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui on Monday morning, resulting in a contractor being injured by an electric shock. The Fire Services Department received the alarm at 11:23 a.m. and arrived three minutes later to find the fire extinguished. The injured worker, a 29-year-old female contractor, sustained burns to her face and arms. She was conscious and taken by ambulance to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for treatment. Preliminary investigations suggest the accident happened while she was dismantling stage equipment, and the case is being treated as an industrial accident.