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About 150 people trapped on roof of Hong Kong building after fire

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15-12-2021 | 04:40

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Firefighters and rescuers got to work after a fire broke out in Hong Kong's World Trade Center on Wednesday (December 15), trapping more than a hundred people in the building.

About 150 people were trapped on the roof of the building located in the bustling commercial and shopping district of Causeway Bay, police said.

Firefighters stood on aerial lifts during the rescue operation, after having battled the blaze with two water jets, the government said. Emergency services personnel and ambulances were also deployed to the scene, with one person seen being transported away while holding onto a breathing apparatus.

A local broadcaster quoted police as saying about 100 people moved from a restaurant to the 39th floor when the fire broke out and smoke filled the dining area.

Seven women and a man were among the eight people taken to hospital, one of them semi-conscious, police said.

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