Fires

HONG KONG (China), 26/11/2025.- An apartment burns in Tai Po in Hong Kong, China, 26 November 2025. According to the Hong Kong government, the five alarm fire, which started 26 November, has left four people dead and three in critical condition. EFE/EPA/LEUNG MAN HEI
2025/11/27 - 07:11

At least 44 dead and 279 missing in the worst fire in Hong Kong in 30 years

The disaster began on Wednesday afternoon and has destroyed seven of the eight 31-storey blocks that make up the Wang Fuk Court area of Tai Po district. It has been the worst fire in Hong Kong over the past three decades. The fire started in one of the eight blocks and spread very rapidly. It was fueled by bamboo scaffolding, covered with safety meshes, waterproof tarps and expansionist polystyrene plates.

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