Major fire breaks out in Hong Kong building, dozens trapped

By ZEN SOO
Associated Press

HONG KONG (AP) — Dozens of people are trapped on the rooftop of a Hong Kong skyscraper after a major fire broke out, as firefighters rush to rescue them and put out the blaze. The fire started in the early afternoon Wednesday at the World Trade Centre on Gloucester Road in the city’s popular Causeway Bay shopping district, according to a government notice. The 38-story building houses both offices and a mall. At least one person was injured in the fire and sent to a hospital. Firefighters have mobilized two breathing apparatus teams and two jets to help fight the fire, authorities said.