BEIJING - A Hong Kong Airlines flight from Hangzhou to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region was forced to divert to Fuzhou, in Southeast China's Fujian province, on Thursday due to a suspected fire in an overhead baggage compartment, the company said.

The cause of the fire was not disclosed.

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Flight HX115, an Airbus A320, was carrying 160 passengers and eight crew. Hong Kong Airlines said it was arranging another flight to transport passengers back to the SAR.