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Blaze traps 350 people on roof of Hong Kong World Trade Centre

Published: 15 Dec 2021 - 10:32 am | Last Updated: 15 Dec 2021 - 10:33 am

Bloomberg

About 350 people were trapped atop the rooftop of a Hong Kong building after a fire broke out.

Shoppers and restaurant patrons were among those still inside the World Trade Centre, a shopping-and-office complex in Causeway Bay district as of Wednesday afternoon, a Hong Kong police spokesperson said.

The fire was first reported at 12:37pm and was upgraded to a level-three incident on a scale of five about half an hour later, according to a government statement. Eight people felt unwell and were sent to hospital.

The building is owned by Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.