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Dozens Dead, Hundreds Missing in Hong Kong’s Deadliest Fire in Decades; Three People Arrested
- On November 26, 2025, a massive blaze tore through the Wang Fuk Court housing complex in Tai Po district, killing at least 36 people and leaving 279 missing.
- Renovation coverings and bamboo scaffolding helped the flames spread, officials say, as the fire started on external bamboo scaffolding on one building and strong winds fanned flames across seven of the complex's eight blocks.
- Emergency services struggled to reach upper floors, and 29 people were hospitalised with seven in critical condition, officials said.
- Hong Kong Police arrested three men on suspicion of manslaughter, while Hong Kong chief executive John Lee convened an emergency meeting and said all government departments are assisting residents.
- Authorities say this is the city's worst fire in nearly three decades, the deadliest since the 1996 Kowloon commercial building fire killed 41, with officials warning it may stoke resentment ahead of Hong Kong's city-wide legislative election in early December.
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The number of fatalities in a major fire in a high-rise complex in Hong Kong is now 36. Hong Kong's head of government Lee said there would be more than 270 people missing. In addition, several injured people were in danger of life. There are already arrests.
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3 arrested in Hong Kong, as a high-rise fire leaves at least 36 dead and 279 reported missing
Hong Kong leader John Lee has said 36 people were reported killed in a fire that spread through a dense high-rise residential housing complex on Wednesday. Another 279 people were
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Flames eat themselves along the facades of 32-storey residential buildings in Hong Kong. At least 36 people lose their lives. But there is still uncertainty about the fate of many.
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