Man detained

A MAN was recently detained for 10 days over a kitchen fire in Futian District. The man forgot to switch off his gas stove before he went to sleep, burning the pan on the stove and creating plumes of heavy smoke before the kitchen caught fire. No casualties were reported.

Accident kills 1

AN electric bike rider was killed in a pileup with a car and a mini truck in Longhua District early Friday. The car hit a roadside fence before colliding with the electric bike and the truck. According to traffic police, the car had been illegally modified. Police are investigating.

DUI death

A SHENZHEN motorist has been detained after one person died and another was injured in an accident he caused while driving drunk. The motorist, identified as Li, admitted to having drunk alcohol. His car rear-ended a car from Dongguan on Guangzhou-Shenzhen Expressway near Fuyong in Bao’an District. A passenger in the Dongguan car died and the Dongguan driver was injured. Li sustained no injuries