At approximately 8:35 am this morning, a passenger's portable charger caught fire in a MTR carriage at Tsuen Wan West Station, making about 400 passengers disperse to the platform.
A passenger's portable charger caught fire in a MTR carriage at Tsuen Wan West Station. Photo source: rednote
A passenger shared the on-site experience on the social media platform "rednote", stating that a portable charger exploded and started smoking when the MTR was en route to Tsuen Wan West station. He described the experience as "terrifying for everyone in the carriage... and we cannot get off the MTR immediately." Allegedly, some passengers in the carriage extinguished the fire with fire extinguishers before the firefighters arrived on the scene. After the passengers got off the MTR safely, the firefighters arrived in time.
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A passenger's portable charger caught fire in a MTR carriage at Tsuen Wan West Station. Photo source: rednote
After the fire was totally extinguished, firefighters took the charger to the platform for inspection. Photo souce: i-CABLE News
Photo source: i-CABLE News
The Tsuen Wan West Station, Photo source: rednote
After the fire was totally extinguished, firefighters took the charger to the platform for inspection. Photo souce: i-CABLE News
Photo source: i-CABLE News
After the fire was totally extinguished, firefighters took the charger to the platform for inspection. According to their preliminary investigation, the reason for the explosion was that the charger became overheated.
The Tsuen Wan West Station, Photo source: rednote
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A bus carrying about 50 people plunged into a major river in central Bangladesh as it was driving onto a ferry, leaving at least 26 people dead, authorities said Thursday.
The bus plunged into the Padma River on Wednesday afternoon in Rajbari district, about 84 kilometers (52 miles) from the capital, Dhaka, said fire official Dewan Sohel Rana.
Sultana Akhter, local top government administrator, said that at least 26 people were killed in the accident. She said that authorities were handing over the bodies to their families on Thursday.
The bus was traveling to the capital from the southwestern district of Kushtia as people return to work after the Islamic festival of Eid al-Fitr.
Rana said many of the passengers swam to safety after the accident but others got trapped.
A rescue vessel joined the operation late Wednesday and lifted the bus, he said, and rescuers worked overnight to recover bodies. Strong currents and rains disrupted the rescue operations overnight, he said.
It was not clear if there was still anyone missing.
Eleven women and five children were among the dead, according to the Fire Service and Civil Defense Department.
Thousands of people die each year in road accidents in Bangladesh.
People try to recognize their dead relatives at Rajbari Government Hospital, the day after a passenger bus plunged into the Padma river while boarding a ferry in Rajbari district, about 84 kilometers (52 miles) from the capital Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (AP Photo)
Relatives of victims break down at Rajbari Government Hospital, the day after a passenger bus plunged into the Padma river while boarding a ferry in Rajbari district, about 84 kilometers (52 miles) from the capital Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (AP Photo)
