US EditionDeath toll in Hong Kong fire rises to 44 with 279 still missing, authorities say
The fire engulfed seven towers at Wang Fuk Court; 44 dead and 279 missing as bamboo scaffolding and green mesh accelerated the blaze, officials said.
- A massive fire engulfed seven high-rise apartment buildings in Hong Kong's Tai Po district, killing at least 36 people and leaving 279 missing, according to officials.
- The fire, fueled by bamboo scaffolding, began in the afternoon and continued into the night despite extensive firefighting efforts.
- John Lee, chief executive of Hong Kong, stated priorities included extinguishing the fire, rescuing trapped residents, and starting a thorough investigation.
- China's President Xi Jinping urged an 'all-out effort' to extinguish the fire and minimize casualties, following significant public outcry.
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Hong Kong's emergency teams have worked all night without rest at the large Wang Fuk Court public housing complex, where the fire that started on Wednesday afternoon (local time), of exceptional violence, has left at least 44 dead, dozens injured and hundreds of displaced neighbors. The former British colony faces one of its worst tragedies in years, with 279 people still missing and more than 900 residents sheltered in eight temporary shelters.
By CHAN HO-HIM and HUIZHONG WU HONG KONG (AP) — Firefighters were fighting for the second day on Thursday against one of the most deadly fires of the modern era in Hong Kong, trying to control the fire that blackened several tall towers and killed at least 44 people. Three men from a construction company were arrested and the rescues continued. A dense smoke continued to come out of the Wang Fuk Court complex in Tai Po district, a suburb north n…
By CHAN HO-HIM and HUIZHONG WU HONG KONG (AP) — Firefighters were fighting for the second day on Thursday against one of the most deadly fires of the modern era in Hong Kong, trying to control the fire that blackened several tall towers and killed at least 44 people. Three men from a construction company were arrested and the rescues continued. A dense smoke continued to come out of the Wang Fuk Court complex in Tai Po district, a suburb north n…
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