Woman, 88, dies after fire engulfs her Hong Kong public housing flat on New Year’s Eve

“After preliminary investigation, there is no evidence that the case involved criminal elements at this stage,” police said. “The force and relevant departments will continue to investigate the cause of the fire.”

Residents of 10 buildings evacuated their homes during the incident.

Charred body found after father attacked family and set Hong Kong flat ablaze

Last month, a man was found dead in a burnt-out flat at Tung Tau Estate in Wong Tai Sin. A source said the man allegedly attacked his wife and their two daughters with a knife before setting their home ablaze.

The Fire Services Department said a fire accelerant was found at the scene and the spread of the flames was deemed unusual.

4 hurt in fire at subdivided flats in Hong Kong, case classified as arson

In September, a person died and three others were injured after a blaze ripped through subdivided flats in North Point.

Two brothers in August climbed out of a window and clung onto a clothes-drying rack for about 10 minutes to escape a blaze in a flat in Tseung Kwan O’s Sheung Tak Estate before they were rescued.