Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA massive fire engulfed several high-rise towers in Hong Kong's Tai Po district on Wednesday, 26 November. The blaze has resulted in at least 13 fatalities, including a firefighter. Emergency services are actively working to extinguish the flames, with thick black smoke billowing from the buildings as night fell in the city.People are confirmed to be trapped inside the 31-storey burning towers, though the exact number is unknown. Ten people have been injured - though that total is set to increase as the rescue continues. In fullVideo: Deadly fire engulfs Hong Kong high-rise apartment blocksThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

HONG KONG: Flames burned on parts of several Hong Kong apartment buildings on Wednesday after fire spread on bamboo scaffolding, with local media reporting at least two people…

Several people reportedly trapped inside burning towers as firefighters tackle huge blaze in Tai Po district

Pictures show the flames spreading on bamboo scaffolding on the outside of the high-rise buildings in the Tai Po district.

A devastating fire in Hong Kong's Wang Fuk Court kills 36 and leaves over 200 missing, marking a tragic disaster.

As the last flames are extinguished, many are now asking who is to blame for the deadly blaze.

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Video from the scene showed multiple buildings close to each other ablaze, with bright flames and smoke shooting out of many of the apartments’ windows as night fell.

Authorities call blaze a level five alarm as flames engulf several high-rise buildings in a northern Hong Kong estate.

More than 750 firefighters were on the scene of a deadly fire at high-rise development as flames engulfed buildings clad with bamboo scaffolding.

Efforts to control the blaze are continuing as locals wait for news of missing loved ones.

A massive blaze ripped through a housing complex in the Tai Po district, killing at least 36 people and leaving 279 unaccounted for in the city's deadliest fire in decades.

At least 36 killed and hundreds missing after huge blaze at the Wang Fuk Court residential apartment complex in Tai Po district on Wednesday. Follow the latest updates live

The number of injured has climbed to 100

At least 44 people have died and 279 are missing after a fire swept through seven high-rise buildings in a residential complex in Tai Po district. The blaze, which erupted…

Dozens are confirmed dead, with hundreds more missing, after fire broke out and spread quickly via bamboo scaffolding

At least 44 people have been killed in the blaze in Hong Kong's Tai Po neighbourhood. The fire is still raging.

Fire in densely packed group of 31-storey tower blocks that is home to thousands quickly spread via bamboo scaffolding

These were the developments in Hong Kong on Thursday, November 27.

HONG KONG: A huge fire still burning in a Hong Kong apartment complex that has killed at least 44 people and left nearly 300 missing may have been spread by unsafe scaffolding and…

It was unclear how many people were missing or trapped. Hong Kong leader John Lee said contact had been lost with 279 people early Thursday.