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Fire engulfs huts and speedboats in Hong Kong village, one man injured

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A fire broke out in Po Toi O village in Hong Kong's Sai Kung district on Wednesday morning, affecting two huts and four speedboats. Firefighters responded to the blaze, which was classified as a No. 1 alarm fire, the lowest in the city's five-tier system. A man in his 60s sustained minor burns to his hand and received treatment at the scene. The fire was extinguished within an hour. AI

RANK_REASON This is a local news report about a fire incident with no broader AI or technology relevance.

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Fire engulfs huts and speedboats in Hong Kong village, one man injured

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Wynna Wong ·

    Man injured as fire engulfs 2 huts, 4 speedboats at village in Sai Kung

    A man has suffered minor burns in a fire that spread to two huts and four speedboats in Hong Kong’s Sai Kung. The Fire Services Department said it received multiple reports of a blaze that broke out near a minibus terminus in Po Toi O village at 8.33am on Wednesday. It was classi…

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