85 Hong Kong hill fires reported during Ching Ming festival three times last year’s number

A total of 85 hill fires reported on Tuesday – more than three times the number recorded in the same period last year – kept Hong Kong firefighters busy amid the dry weather during the annual Ching Ming grave-sweeping festival. As the yellow fire danger warning remained in force for about 12 hours on Tuesday, the Government Flying Service deployed helicopters to fight some flames that broke out mainly in the New Territories. The largest blaze was reported in Yuen Leng, Fanling,...