28 hours ago · Hong Kong
4 elderly women among 179 reported trapped in lifts after power dip in Hong Kong
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. South China Morning Post Asia is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Hong Kong. The first report grouped here was at 13 Oct 2026, 10:25 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “4 elderly women among 179 reported trapped in lifts after power dip in Hong Kong”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Four elderly women were injured among nearly 180 reports of people being trapped in lifts after a brief voltage dip in CLP Power’s network tripped building safety mechanisms in various districts across Hong Kong on Tuesday. The Fire Services Department said that from 1.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by South China Morning Post Asia
4 elderly women among 179 reported trapped in lifts after power dip in Hong Kong
- Picked up by South China Morning Post Asia
179 reports of people trapped in lifts after power dip in Hong Kong
Reported by 1 outlet
- South China Morning Post
- South China Morning Post179 reports of people trapped in lifts after power dip in Hong Kong