Woman Injured After Folding Table Falls From Hong Kong Industrial Building

A woman sustained only a minor hand injury when a folding table fell from an industrial building in Hong Kong on Monday evening; a 33-year-old man was subsequently arrested on suspicion of allowing the object to fall.

Assembled News DeskNovember 11, 20261 min readIt’s 11:55 AM in Beijing

AI illustration based on reference photographs; not an event photograph. A heavy wooden folding table falls from the side of a large industrial building onto a paved street. — AI-generated illustration

According to the South China Morning Post, a woman narrowly avoided death when a folding table dropped from an industrial building in Hong Kong and landed next to her on Monday evening, resulting in only a minor hand injury. Police later apprehended a 33-year-old man in connection with the event, which took place around 6:15 pm on Cheung Shun Street, outside Maxim’s Centre in Cheung Sha Wan. Online videos reportedly show a 32-year-old woman walking along the pavement toward the back of a parked car.

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