US EditionA Week After Hong Kong's Deadly Fire, some Residents Return for Belongings
Residents displaced by a deadly fire at Wang Fuk Court were given 90-minute escorted visits to retrieve belongings while authorities continue a criminal investigation.
- On Wednesday residents of Wang Chi House were allowed back to collect items during 90-minute escorted visits, with civil servants helping move possessions at Wang Fuk Court, Tai Po neighbourhood, Hong Kong.
- The deadly blaze at Wang Fuk Court engulfed seven other blocks, displacing over 4,000 residents and forcing mass temporary rehousing.
- The Disaster Victim Identification Unit continues search-and-recovery operations, having searched 40 of Wang Cheong House and 90 of Wang Sun Court, authorities said.
- More than 2,600 residents have been moved into temporary accommodation, including 1,607 in transitional housing units, while Dec 7 legislative elections proceed despite resident criticism.
- Amid calls for transparency, John Lee ordered a judge-led committee to investigate the fire and renovation oversight, while authorities cited substandard plastic mesh and insulation foam, and about 30 people remain missing.
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A week after Hong Kong's deadly fire, some residents return for belongings
HONG KONG: Some Hong Kong residents forced to flee their homes as a deadly fire closed in a week ago returned to the scorched complex on Wednesday (Dec 3) to retrieve belongings, as others struggled to rebuild lives after a disaster that killed at least 156 people.Carrying large suitcases and empty bags, resi
(Dan Tri) - A week after a serious fire at the Wang Fuk Court apartment complex in Taipo district, Hong Kong, some residents have returned home to collect their belongings, while others are struggling to rebuild their lives.
Hong Kong family returns to scene of deadly blaze to find ‘everything vanished’ - Regional Media News
By Joyce Zhou, Fabian Hamacher and Jessie Pang HONG KONG, Dec 3 (Reuters) - A married couple in their 70s who lost their apartment in a deadly Hong Kong blaze recounted on Wednesday how they were having afternoon tea in a nearby restaurant when their daughter alerted them to a fire at their residential complex. The couple, surnamed Leung, rushed to the site of their home. "It all happened within just an hour or two. I stood there watching as one…
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