The fire — categorized as a level three incident on a scale of one to five — was 'largely put out' at 4.30pm local time, the government said on Wednesday
Thirteen people have been sent to hospital and dozens more are awaiting rescue after a fire broke out at Hong Kong's World Trade Centre on Wednesday.
Thirteen people were injured in a fire that broke out on Wednesday at Hong Kong's World Trade Centre in the commercial and shopping district of Causeway Bay. The fire — categorized as a level three incident on a scale of one to five — was "largely put out" at 4.30pm local time, the government said on Wednesday afternoon.
The cause of the fire is still unclear. However, the South China Morning Post reported that it broke out in a meter room and spread to scaffolding on portions of the building that are under renovation.
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