The number of people killed in a major fire in Hong Kong has risen to 94, according to the city’s firefighting service, APA reports citing Xinhua news agency.
Earlier reports put the death toll at 83.
Firefighters told South China Morning Post that the majority of dead bodies were discovered in two buildings where flames have been the fiercest. The number of those who received burns or injuries has risen to 155, including 11 firefighters.
***21:18 / 27.11.25
Hong Kong police arrested the bosses of a construction company on suspicion of manslaughter on Thursday over the city's worst fire in nearly 80 years, which killed at least 83 people with about 300 still listed as missing, APA reports citing Reuters.
Firefighters had mostly doused the blaze that tore through the Wang Fuk Court housing complex in the northern district of Tai Po, which had been undergoing renovations and was wrapped in bamboo scaffolding and green mesh.
Rescuers battled intense heat and thick smoke for more than a day as they fought to reach residents feared trapped on the upper floors. Video showed firefighters with flashlights searching through the charred remains of the towers on Thursday night.
A distraught woman carrying her daughter's graduation photograph searched for her child outside a shelter, one of eight that authorities said are housing 900 residents.
***19:29
The death toll from a fire in Hong Kong has risen, APA reports, citing Reuters.
The number of deaths in the fire has reached 75.
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17:00
The death toll from the fire in Hong Kong has risen, APA reports, citing BBC.
The number of deaths in the fire has reached 65.
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11:25
A fire that raced through several high-rise buildings in a Hong Kong apartment complex has killed at least 55 people, APA reports, citing CNN.
Rescuers are still searching for the many residents still missing. CNN is at the scene and we’ll bring you the latest as we get it.
Some of the buildings in the complex, home to a large population of elderly residents, are still ablaze 24 hours after the city’s most deadly fire broke out.
The complex was under renovation and encased in bamboo scaffolding and safety netting. Three men who worked for a construction company have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter in relation to the fire. Police accused the three of “gross negligence.”
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02:27
A press conference from the Hong Kong authorities has just started and they began by announcing that 44 people are now known to have died in the fire, APA reports citing BBC.
According to officials, 40 died at the scene and four more in hospital.
They also say that there are 45 people in critical condition.
***22:40 / 26.11.2025
At least 36 people were killed and 279 were missing on Wednesday after Hong Kong's deadliest fire in three decades ripped through high-rise residential towers sheathed in flammable bamboo scaffolding, authorities said, APA reports citing Reuters.
More than 10 hours after the fire started in the northern Tai Po district, flames and thick smoke still engulfed the 32-storey towers as rescue workers swarmed the site and shocked inhabitants watched nearby.
The cause of the blaze was not immediately known, but it was fanned by green construction mesh and bamboo scaffolding which the government began phasing out in March for safety reasons.
Working through the night, firefighters were struggling to reach upper floors of the Wang Fuk Court housing complex, which has 2,000 apartments in eight blocks, due to the intense heat.
***17:00
The death toll in a fire at a residential complex in Hong Kong has reached 13 people, APA reports, citing Chinese media.
One of the deceased is a firefighter.
The number of injured is 16 people.
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15:03
At least four people have died and others remain trapped after a massive fire engulfed multiple high-rise towers of a residential complex in Hong Kong's northern Tai Po district on Wednesday, the government and Fire Services Department said, APA reports, citing Reuters.
Firefighters continued to battle the blaze as dusk fell, with thick black smoke billowing from the 31-storey towers, home to 2,000 residential apartments.
The Fire Service Department told Reuters it does not yet have a figure for the number of people who may still be inside.
Two people are in critical condition having suffered burns, the government said, while others including some fire services staff have also been injured.
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