Power outage hits 2 Belvedere Garden blocks for 3 hours on sweltering night

Two residential blocks at Belvedere Garden in Tsuen Wan lost power for nearly three hours on Thursday night, forcing residents to flee their sweltering flats as temperatures hovered near 29 degrees Celsius.

The outage struck Blocks 5 and 6 around 9pm, cutting off air-conditioning, fans and lighting. Many residents gathered downstairs to cool off. CLP Power dispatched crews for emergency repairs, with supplies gradually restored by midnight.

A resident surnamed Lau, who has lived in Block 6 for over 20 years, said the sudden blackout was unprecedented. Initially suspecting a tripped circuit breaker, she later learned the entire block was affected. She said lifts and the lobby remained powered, so no one was trapped.

The cause of the outage remains under investigation.

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