Hong Kong man, 69, fights for life after being set alight in blaze that took over 120 firefighters 3 hours to put out


A 69-year-old man is fighting for his life in hospital on Tuesday after being injured in an alleged arson attack, which took more than 120 firefighters about three hours to put out, in his village house in Hong Kong.

Police arrested his co-tenant, 67, who was accused of setting alight the victim with flammable solution during a dispute in the Tseung Kwan O village on Monday night.

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