Hong Kong : Dozens of people were trapped on the rooftop of a Hong Kong skyscraper after a fire broke out on Wednesday, as firefighters rushed to rescue them and put out the blaze.
Shoppers and restaurant customers were among those still inside the World Trade Centre, a retail and office complex in the city’s Causeway Bay district, Hong Kong police said.
The fire started in the early afternoon at the World Trade Centre on Gloucester Road, a government notice said. The 38-story building houses offices, restaurants and a shopping centre.
Twelve people felt unwell and were taken to hospital, local authorities said.
Firefighters were battling the blaze with two water jets, the government said, and ladders were being used to rescue people from the building.
The fire was given a level-three incident rating on a scale of five, the government said.
The building is owned by Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.
Local broadcaster RTHK earlier reported that police said about 100 people were moved from a restaurant to a podium on the 39th floor when the fire broke out and smoke filled the dining area. It later said that 300 people were trapped inside.
