Hong Kong World Trade Center fire: Firefighters try to reach people trapped in building

Terrifying footage shows Hong Kong’s fire brigade using an extendable ladder to rescue people from a burning building in a busy shopping district on Wednesday.

Hundreds of people were trapped on the rooftop of the World Trade Centre on Gloucester Road in the city’s popular Causeway Bay area after a major fire broke out.

At least 13 people were rushed to the hospital, including a woman in her sixties in a semi-conscious condition with breathing difficulties.

No fatalities have been reported so far.

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