Firefighters battle blaze at Chinachem Tower in Hong Kong, 3 trapped in lift

Firefighters are battling a blaze that broke out at the Chinachem Tower in Hong Kong’s central business district after scaffolding on the building caught fire on Saturday afternoon, with three people trapped in a lift.

Police said they received reports of a fire at No 34-37 Connaught Road Central, the address of the tower, at about 4.24pm.

“Informants said a scaffolding facing a back alley of a building caught fire. There is no report of injury. Three men were said to have been trapped in a lift,” a police spokesman said.

Three adults and a child were also reported to have been trapped in a nearby convenience store, according to the spokesman.

Scaffolding on the Chinachem Tower caught fire. Photo: Facebook / Soso Chan
Scaffolding on the Chinachem Tower caught fire. Photo: Facebook / Soso Chan

Pictures and videos circulated online flames engulfing external scaffolding and black smoke billowing from the tower.

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