Cigarette end possible cause of fire near Nam Van McDonalds: CB

A cigarette end possibly caused a smoky fire close to the McDonalds in Nam Van yesterday evening, the Fire Services Bureau (CB) said. 

According to firefighters, the blaze erupted after 6 p.m. in a rubbish box filled with cardboard in a corridor on a first-floor platform next to the eatery. The fire with flames that residents described as “two-storey’s high” was quickly extinguished by the firefighters. Some residents also reported having heard “something like an explosion.” The fire coincided with a torrential downpour. No injuries were reported.