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Cyber & Technology April 12, 2026 414 stories in this edition

Fire breaks out at Hong Kong columbarium, injuring 2 people

SCMP Asia / Asia / 1m ago / Leopold Chen
Fire breaks out at Hong Kong columbarium, injuring 2 people

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Heavy use of a joss paper burner led to a fire at a Hong Kong columbarium that sent ashes flying, injuring at least two people on Sunday. Police said that they received a report at 11.37am that a fire had broken out at Diamond Hill Columbarium. A preliminary investigation found that the fire was caused by an overheated exhaust fan connected to a joss paper burner, the force said. Firefighters arrived and put out the...

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Heavy use of a joss paper burner led to a fire at a Hong Kong columbarium that sent ashes flying, injuring at least two people on Sunday. Police said that they received a report at 11.37am that a fire had broken out at D...

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