Hong Kong hotel blaze
About 600 guests have been evacuated from the Harbour View Hotel in Hong Kong after a fire broke out on the 43rd floor
Hotel guests left outside for 4.5 hours
The fire at the Harbour View Hotel in Hong Kong started on the 43rd floor - a non-residential level - at about 3am local time (8pm BST).
Three hours later, the fire was brought under control, but resident were not allowed to return to their rooms until around 7:30am local time after the building had been checked.
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