Parts of Wong Tai Sin plunged into darkness for four hours on Wednesday evening, with CLP saying a faulty cable was to blame for cutting off power to more than 2,200 customers.

Photos on social media showed a number of residential buildings and shopping malls were affected by the blackout at around 8pm. Power was eventually restored shortly after midnight. Temple Mall North, Lower Wong Tai Sin Estate and Mei Tung Estate were among the areas affected.

In a statement, the government said it was very concerned about the outage. "Residents were trapped in lifts and might have an uncomfortable night under this hot weather," it said.

Emergency shelters were set up at Tung Tau Community Centre and Wong Tai Sin Community Centre.

According to the Fire Services Department, there were at least four reports of people trapped in lifts.

CLP said the power outage was caused by a malfunction in an 11,000-volt cable.

The power firm apologised to those affected, adding that urgent repair work was being carried out, with emergency generators taken to the site.
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Last updated: 2024-06-13 HKT 01:41