A Hong Kong woman died after a fire broke out from her sub-divided flat at Fa Yuen Street building, Mong Kok on Sunday morning.
Police said they arrived at the flat after receiving a report of a fire outbreak with smoke coming from the building at around 6am.
The report said that firefighters found the 45-year-old woman in her bedroom. She was unconscious and taken to the hospital where she was later certified dead.
A witness at the scene told the local news media that the victim lived at a subdivided flat on the ninth floor.
The cause of the fire outbreak was not immediately known but a neighbour in the flat next door said they called police after seeing thick smoke coming out of the victim's room.
The Fire Services Department said a preliminary investigation suggested the case of the fire was not suspicious.
The investigation about the incident is under investigation by the police.
香港女子劏房失火身亡
週日早上，一名香港女子在旺角花園街大廈的劏房發生火災後死亡。
警方表示，他們在早上 6 點左右接到火災報告後趕到了公寓，大樓冒出濃煙。
報道稱，消防隊員在這名45歲的女子臥室裡發現了她。 她失去知覺，被送往醫院，後來被證實死亡。
現場目擊者告訴當地新聞媒體，受害者住在九樓的一間劏房。
起火原因尚不清楚，但隔壁公寓的一位鄰居表示，他們看到受害者房間冒出濃煙後報了警。
消防處表示，初步調查顯示火災事件並無可疑。
有關事件的調查，警方正在調查中。
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