Are 150 people are reportedly trapped on the rooftop of a Hong Kong skyscraper after a major fire broke out Wednesday, as firefighters rushed to rescue them and put out the blaze.

The fire started in the early afternoon 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.

Eight people are though to be injured, with one sent to Ruttonjee hospital for treatment.

Firefighters used an extendable ladder to rescue several people who were trapped on the lower floors of the building.

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