‘Sudden dip in voltage’ traps 17 people in Hong Kong lifts for almost an hour
Power company CLP said poor weather had affected overhead power line supplying electricity to Fanling area
Rescue services freed 17 people trapped in lifts on Sunday morning after a tropical depression caused a split-second dip in voltage, according to a government spokeswoman.
The dip occurred at 10.41am and lasted for 0.1 seconds while a thunderstorm warning was in force, a spokeswoman for power company CLP said.
The company suspected poor weather had affected an overhead power line that supplied electricity to the Fanling area in the northern New Territories.
Meanwhile, the Observatory cancelled the standby signal No 1 at 7.20pm as a tropical depression moved away from the city.
The storm had skirted to within more than 400 kilometres southwest of the city and was expected to make landfall at Hainan Island in mainland China later tonight.
