Almost 300 people are missing since the fire broke out, which was likely caused by unsafe scaffolding and foam materials used during maintenance work. The massive blaze at a high-rise complex, believed to be Hong Kong’s worst in decades, continues to burn as the death toll climbs to 44. While the f»»»

Dozens of people have died in a huge fire that engulfed several residential tower blocks in Hong Kong, home to thousands of people, on Wednesday afternoon. Many more are in a critical condition and hundreds remain missing, with the fire continuing to burn into Thursday morning. The fire was first r»»»

A ferocious blaze has ripped through a housing estate in Hong Kong’s Tai Po neighbourhood, the city’s deadliest fire in years. Late on Wednesday, officials say at least 36 people, including a firefighter, had died with hundreds reported missing. With it unclear how many people might still be trappe»»»

A massive fire that tore through the Wang Fuk Court residential complex in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district has left at least 36 people dead, with 279 residents reported missing, authorities confirmed. The blaze erupted shortly before 3pm on Wednesday, igniting on the bamboo scaffolding surrounding one »»»

At least 36 people, including a firefighter, were killed Wednesday, while 279 people are missing in Hong Kong in a major fire at a housing estate. Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said at a news conference that the death toll has risen to 36. Another 279 people are missing, while 29 have »»»