Hong Kong firefighters battled on Friday to control a blaze at a warehouse in the city's bustling Kowloon district, as yellow smoke billowed from windows and 1,600 people evacuated nearby buildings, although there were no reports of casualties yet.
Authorities in the Asian financial hub upgraded the fire to No 3 from No 1 at 2 p.m. , on a scale where 5 is the highest, followed by a disaster alert.
The state-owned company, which runs businesses from healthcare to consumer products such as beer, did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Cable Television said about 1,600 people from nearby residential schools and buildings needed to be evacuated.
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