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Dozens dead in Hong Kong fire as rescue workers search for survivors - ITV News [View all]
Nov 27, 2025
At least 88 people have been killed and hundreds remain missing after a fire swept through a residential apartment complex in Hong Kong.
Firefighters continued to tackle the fire at the Wang Fuk Court complex in the Tai Po district on Thursday after it quickly spread across the bamboo scaffolding around its exterior.
Hong Kong's leader, John Lee, said contact had been lost with 279 people.
Rescue efforts were continuing in some of the towers, but authorities did not give any updates on the missing people or how many were still trapped inside the ravaged buildings at a press conference on Thursday.
At least 88 people have been killed and hundreds remain missing after a fire swept through a residential apartment complex in Hong Kong.
Firefighters continued to tackle the fire at the Wang Fuk Court complex in the Tai Po district on Thursday after it quickly spread across the bamboo scaffolding around its exterior.
Hong Kong's leader, John Lee, said contact had been lost with 279 people.
Rescue efforts were continuing in some of the towers, but authorities did not give any updates on the missing people or how many were still trapped inside the ravaged buildings at a press conference on Thursday.
This report was rebroadcast Thanksgiving Day on PBS NewsHour in the US. The NewsHour has shown ITV News international reports for many years.
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