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Kowloon Gas Explosion Leaves Man Critically Injured

1/12/2026

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A gas explosion at 43 Pak Tai Street in Kowloon City at 6:40 PM left a man in critical condition after he jumped from a first-floor flat.
Emergency services responded with two fire engines and an ambulance.
The seven-storey building, constructed in 1960, contains three flats on each floor.

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A gas explosion at 43 Pak Tai Street in Kowloon City at 6:40 PM left a man in critical condition after he jumped from a first-floor flat.
Emergency services responded with two fire engines and an ambulance.
The seven-storey building, constructed in 1960, contains three flats on each floor.