CLP Lai Chi Kok to Tsz Wan Shan line voltage dip; Fire Services Department receives 178 reports of people trapped in lifts
A voltage dip occurred in parts of Kowloon and the New Territories in the afternoon. The Fire Services Department received a total of 178 reports of people trapped in lifts and 39 reports of fire alarm bells ringing, and all rescue and follow-up actions have been completed. CLP said a set of 400,000-volt power lines connecting Lai Chi Kok to Tsz Wan Shan recorded a brief voltage dip at about 1:09pm, during which power supply was not interrupted. Some customers may have seen lights dimming or flickering, and CLP is following up on the incident.
Why read this: The report provides the cause and route of the voltage dip, the time of occurrence and an explanation that power supply was not interrupted, together with specific report figures from the Fire Services Department for verification.