informed them that they had to turn it off for renovation works. as people made their way out, some found it hard to go down the staircase because of the smoke. instead, they went up onto the podium. some office workers ended up on the roof, more than 30 levels above ground but it did not take long before firefighters came to their rescue. the fire brigade spent around four hours to put everything under control. this renovation was built in the 1970s. it is a building that stands on the hong kong harbourfront overlooking the famous victoria harbour. our fireman discovered the fire was heavy smoke logged at the time of our arrival. so to a fireman, we find it.