Dozens are confirmed dead, with hundreds more missing, after fire broke out and spread quickly via bamboo scaffolding
Hong Kong fire – latest updates
Dozens killed in Hong Kong tower block fire, with hundreds missing
At least 44 people have died in Hong Kong after a huge fire engulfed several residential apartment blocks at the Wang Fuk Court complex in Tai Po on Wednesday afternoon. Dozens more are in a critical condition. Another 279 people are missing, John Lee, the city’s leader, has said.
By Thursday morning, the fires had not been fully extinguished at the complex, which is made up of eight 32-storey towers, containing about 2,000 flats, and were being renovated at the time. Around 4,800 people live there. The flames in four buildings are under control.
