A fire breaks out at a hawker centre in Whampoa on Wednesday afternoon. Video footage shows bright orange flames coming from an area connected to ventilation or exhaust ducting above the stalls. Channel NewsAsia reports that the fire appears to have originated from a deep fryer, based on a hawker’s account, while other footage focuses on flames spreading through the exhaust system.
CNA says about 100 people are evacuated from Whampoa Makan Place. The New Paper adds that a section of the exhaust system above the stalls is engulfed in flames in videos circulated online. The Straits Times similarly notes a video uploaded on Xiaohongshu showing flames emerging from a ventilation duct.
The outlets agree on the location and that fire spreads via exhaust or ventilation components around the cooking area. They also broadly align on the timing in the afternoon and the visibility of flames in online videos, while details about the exact point of origin are based on eyewitness accounts and the differing descriptions of the affected ducting system.
