Man Arrested Over Suspected Arson At Testing Station

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2022-02-12 HKT 18:33

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  • A video posted on lawmaker Dominic Lee's social media account shows a man apparently being subdued at the scene.

    A video posted on lawmaker Dominic Lee's social media account shows a man apparently being subdued at the scene.

Police arrested a man on Saturday on suspicion of starting a fire at a Covid-19 testing station Tai Wai.

Officers said they they received a report about the suspected arson at a testing point outside San Fong House in Sun Chui Estate at around 4.45pm.

They added that a suspect was subdued at the scene and firefighters had put out the blaze.

No one was injured.

A video posted online showed that some rubbish in an overturned wheeled bin was on fire and a man appeared to have been subdued by workers in protective gear next to it.

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