400 evacuated after power bank catches fire on Hong Kong MTR train

2026-02-06 - 03:27

About 400 passengers were evacuated from an MTR train on the Tuen Ma line on Thursday morning after a portable power bank caught fire in a carriage, filling the compartments with thick smoke. Police said they received a report at about 8.35am that an external battery pack had ignited on a train bound for Wu Kai Sha as it arrived at Tsuen Wan West station. No injuries were reported. Footage circulating on social media appeared to show a black bag on fire and emitting thick white smoke inside a...