Hong Kong housing estate fire death toll rises to 55, authorities confirm
Firemen get ready at the Wang Fuk Court residential estate in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district on November 27, 2025, the day after a major fire swept through several apartment blocks. — AFP pic
Thursday, 27 Nov 2025 4:03 PM MYT
HONG KONG, Nov 27 — The death toll from a huge blaze that ripped through a Hong Kong housing estate rose to 55, the city’s fire department said this afternoon.
Fire service officials told a news conference that 51 died at the scene, while four died in hospital.
They added that blazes in four of the eight apartment blocks in the estate had been extinguished and that three fires were under control. One building was not affected. — AFP
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