Tourist is killed by window that fell from 16th floor of Hong Kong hotel as worker was cleaning it
- The accident happened in the busy shopping district of Tsim Sha Tsui yesterday
- A cleaner was arrested and then released on bail as police carry out enquiries
- In 2013, The Mira Hotel was chosen by whistle-blower Snowden as his bolthole
A Chinese tourist has been killed by a window that fell from the 16th floor of a Hong Kong hotel as a worker was cleaning it.
The 24-year-old woman died in hospital shortly after the incident, and the hotel employee was arrested.
The accident took place below the Mira Hotel in the busy shopping district of Tsim Sha Tsui yesterday.
The 24-year-old tourist from the Chinese mainland was struck by the window and rushed to hospital, but doctors were unable to save her
The accident happened at The Mira Hotel in the busy shopping district of Tsim Sha Tsui
The worker was released on bail today as investigators are trying to work out what caused the tragedy.
Police said the woman was struck by the window which fell from the 16th floor, was rushed to hospital but doctors were unable to save her.
A male friend was also struck but managed to escape with minor injuries.
Police arrested the hotel cleaner under a law against allowing objects to fall from buildings and endanger or harm the public.
A police spokesperson told AFP that the woman was released on bail as further enquiries are carried out and is required to report back in early February.
In 2013, the hotel was chosen by whistleblower Edward Snowden as his bolthole in Hong Kong
A local police officer said the hotel windows could only be opened by staff with a special key
The Mira Hotel is a five-star hotel with stylish rooms and located along the vibrant Nathan Road
Local police officer Chan Ka-ying said that the hotel windows could only be opened by staff with a special key.
‘We believe that the cleaner tried to open the window, and the window immediately fell after she opened it,’ she said.
The accident sparked alarm that a window could possibly fall from the outside of a modern hotel building in a city full of skyscrapers such as Hong Kong.
In 2013, The Mira Hotel was chosen by whistleblower Edward Snowden as his bolthole in Hong Hong after he fled the United States carrying a collection of information on government surveillance.
Mail Online has contacted The Mira Hotel for comment.