HONG KONG: As firefighters battled floor by floor in Hong Kong’s flaming Wang Fuk Court housing complex overnight to find survivors and reunite them with fearful relatives, another band of volunteers swung into action to rescue the estate’s pets. Dozens of workers from Hong Kong’s animal welfare agencies turned out with oxygenated pet carriers and animal ambulances to search for pets in the blazing complex, as social media posts depicted elderly people weeping for animals they left behind in the rush to save human lives.

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…

HONG KONG: As firefighters battled floor by floor in Hong Kong’s flaming Wang Fuk Court housing complex overnight to find survivors and reunite them with fearful relatives,…