Smoke erupts from subdivided flat in Sai Ying Pun tenement building; female resident is sent to hospital in coma; firefighters rescue two dogs

A fire broke out in Sai Ying Pun. At about 9pm yesterday (18th), smoke was seen coming out of a tenement flat at No. 117 Second Street. The fire department was called to the scene and deployed a hose {News China} and a smoke helmet team to put out the fire. At the same time, a woman and two dogs of a neighbor were rescued. The fire department and the police are investigating the cause of the accident.

The female victim was sent to Queen Mary Hospital by ambulance and received cardiopulmonary resuscitation. As for the two dogs, one remained conscious and

...were called to the scene and found a 37-year-old female resident surnamed Shang lying in the unit. She was suspected of inhaling thick smoke and was unconscious and was sent to Queen Mary Hospital for treatment. The case was classified as "smoke" and the cause is still under investigation.