10 Hong Kong students hurt as self-heating hotpot pack explodes in classroom
South China Morning Post • 5/13/2026
Summary
Ten students from St Paul’s Co-educational College in Hong Kong were injured or experienced ringing in their ears after a self-heating hotpot pack exploded in a classroom on Wednesday. The explosion occurred at about 1pm when a 15-year-old boy improperly heated the pack by pouring hot water onto it. Police received a report of the incident at 3.29pm.
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