US EditionDeath toll in Hong Kong high-rise fire has risen to at least 55
- On Nov. 27, 2025, authorities said the death toll from the Wang Fuk Court housing complex fire in Tai Po district, Hong Kong, has risen to 55 as rescue operations continue.
- Investigators point to bamboo scaffolding and netting as the fire started on external scaffolding of a 32‑storey tower, spreading rapidly aided by wind and non‑compliant mesh and Styrofoam on walls.
- Some 279 people remain uncontactable, officials said, while about 900 evacuees are at temporary shelters and 76 people are in hospital, including 15 critical and 28 serious.
- Police arrested three men — two directors and an engineering consultant — on suspicion of manslaughter and gross negligence, and searched Prestige Construction & Engineering Company, seizing documents.
- The blaze, the city's deadliest in decades, led President Xi Jinping to express condolences and Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu to order city-wide scaffold inspections while suspending electioneering ahead of the December 7 election.
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China Taiping Insurance Shares Plunge Amid Hong Kong Fire Crisis Shares of China Taiping Insurance Holdings dropped sharply, by as much as 8%, following a fire at a Hong Kong apartment complex. The blaze resulted in at least 55 fatalities, with 300 individuals still missing, leading to concerns over Taiping's potential financial exposure exceeding $200 million.The Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, a densely populated area facing housing shortages, was i…
After the high-rise fire in Hong Kong, the scale of the disaster is becoming more and more clear, and the authorities are trying to find the reason for the fire - and they are targeting the first suspects.
After the high-rise fire in Hong Kong, the scale of the disaster is becoming more and more clear, and the authorities are trying to find the reason for the fire - and they are targeting the first suspects.
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