970 evacuated, 1 injured as fire breaks out at Hong Kong waste-to-energy plant

A fire broke out on Monday at Hong Kong’s waste-to-energy incinerator on an artificial island off Shek Kwu Chau, prompting more than 900 people to flee to safety and leaving one staff member feeling unwell from suspected heatstroke.

The Integrated Waste Management Facilities Phase 1, or I·PARK1, located south of Lantau Island, also had to suspend operations following the fire. The blaze started at 12. 43pm at the…