Fire engulfs and destroys part of large noise barrier on busy Hong Kong road

Fire engulfs and destroys part of large noise barrier on busy Hong Kong road

[South China Morning Post] - 11/27/2024

Fierce flames rapidly spread to a 20-metre-long stretch of barrier on Cheung Pei Shan Road.



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