(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 12:37 p.m. 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.
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