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Hong Kong commuters in lucky escape as ceiling collapses in Central MTR station
- Online photos show large pieces of cement on ground near platform three
- MTR staff cordon off area and stop three escalators in area
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Hong Kong commuters had a narrow escape after a false ceiling collapsed in Central MTR station on Saturday evening.
Pictures circulating online showed large pieces of cement lying in front of an escalator in the station, leaving a big hole in the ceiling.
MTR Corporation staff arrived to seal off the area and stopped three escalators running.
A police spokeswoman said the force received a report at 6.51pm that a piece of the false ceiling, measuring roughly 1 metre by 0.5 metre, had collapsed near platform number three, but no one had been hurt.
In a statement, the MTR Corp said station staff and engineers were sent to the scene, and the collapse had not affected train services.
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