Hong Kong police are searching a person after a fireplace extinguisher he was holding by chance went off and shot throughout the road in a busy buying district on Tuesday, hitting two parked Tesla automobiles.
The incident at round 2pm on Hillwood Highway in Tsim Sha Tsui broken the rear windscreen of a white Tesla, in addition to the rear door and glass sunroof of a black one, in keeping with a supply conversant in the case.
No casualties have been reported, in keeping with the drive.
The white Tesla was parked on the left aspect of the one-way road, whereas the black one was on the opposite aspect of the highway when the extinguisher flew out of an alley.
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A video posted on-line reveals an unidentifiable object with fuel streaming out of it capturing throughout the highway and slamming into the parked black Tesla’s proper rear door earlier than flying up onto its sunroof.
At the least three individuals have been on the road when the extinguisher went rocketing previous.
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A 26-year-old employee who was unloading items from a supply van on the time noticed a person operating out of the alley after listening to a loud bang, the supply stated.
He stated safety digital camera footage revealed a person was holding a fireplace extinguisher with an unknown fuel spraying out within the alley when the incident occurred.
“The extinguisher by chance flew out of his arms, inflicting injury to the 2 parked autos,” the insider stated.
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He stated the person fled on foot from the alley earlier than emergency personnel arrived.
Officers mounted a search, however no arrest was made.
The person was described as being of medium construct and having white lengthy hair, the supply stated.
Police are treating the case as felony injury, and detectives from the Yau Tsim felony investigation unit are dealing with the investigation.