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Story summary
- An explosion at a recycling yard in northern Hong Kong injured six people, some with serious burns, on Thursday.
- Over 100 individuals on a nearby school trip were evacuated during the incident.
- By 1 PM, three injured individuals, including a 64-year-old man with third-degree burns, were transported to Prince of Wales Hospital.
- Three others, including a 44-year-old woman believed to be the yard's operator, were taken to Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital with severe burns.
- The condition of one man remains unknown.
