Inside a shopping mall at the World Trade Center in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. Local media reported dozens of people were trapped inside a shopping mall fire in Hong Kong’s World Trade Center on December 15, 2021.
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One person was injured after a fire broke out at Hong Kong’s World Trade Center in the busy commercial and shopping district of Causeway Bay, the government said on Wednesday, with dozens of people being reported injured. stuck inside.
The fire was upgraded to a Level 3 incident on a scale of one to five.
The government said firefighters were battling the blaze with two water cannons, with breathing apparatus deployed and ladders used to rescue people inside the building.
Police said about 100 people had moved from a restaurant to a platform on the 39th floor when flames broke out and smoke enveloped the dining area, according to local broadcaster RTHK.
The scene outside the World Trade Center was quiet after firefighters pulled ropes from the area.
