72 m. ago Hong Kong fire latest: death toll rises to 83 as rescue crews search for survivors in still

Fire officials say operation to extinguish inferno is nearly complete, saying they have had calls from 25 people they are yet to reachA visual guide to the fireThe death toll has risen again to 44, fire officials say.Officials said they are still having difficulties proceeding into the upper floors in some of the buildings in the residential complex as the fire continues. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Hong Kong fire latest: rescue crews search for survivors as death toll rises to 83 with hundreds reported missing

Three men arrested as 26 rescue teams on site at Wang Fuk Court residential apartment complex in Tai Po districtA visual guide to the fireThe death toll has risen again to 44, fire officials say.Officials said they are still having difficulties proceeding into the upper floors in some of the buildings in the residential complex as the fire continues. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Hong Kong fire latest: rescue crews search for survivors as death toll rises to 75 with hundreds reported missing

Three men arrested as 26 rescue teams on site at Wang Fuk Court residential apartment complex in Tai Po districtA visual guide to the fireThe death toll has risen again to 44, fire officials say.Officials said they are still having difficulties proceeding into the upper floors in some of the buildings in the residential complex as the fire continues. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Hong Kong fire latest: Bamboo scaffolding blamed for blaze as death toll rises to 65

Fire at apartment complex is still yet to be fully extinguished, with as many as 279 residents missing

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6 h. ago Hong Kong fire latest: rescue crews search for survivors as death toll rises to 65 with hundreds reported missing

Three men arrested as 26 rescue teams on site at Wang Fuk Court residential apartment complex in Tai Po districtA visual guide to the fireThe death toll has risen again to 44, fire officials say.Officials said they are still having difficulties proceeding into the upper floors in some of the buildings in the residential complex as the fire continues. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Hong Kong fire latest: Death toll rises to 55 as over 279 residents still missing

Fire at apartment complex is still yet to be fully extinguished, with as many as 279 residents missing

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10 h. ago Hong Kong fire latest: Death toll rises to 55 as families try to identify victims after blaze ‘contained’

Fire at apartment complex is still yet to be fully extinguished, with as many as 279 residents missing

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10 h. ago Hong Kong fire sees death toll rise to 55 as tower inferno search continues for over 270

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10 h. ago Hundreds feared dead in Hong Kong tower block inferno as maintenance negligence is blamed for the financial hub's worst fire in decades

Hundreds of people are feared to be dead after a huge blaze ripped through a Hong Kong tower block in the worst fire the financial hub has suffered in decades.

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11 h. ago Hong Kong fire latest: rescue crews search for survivors after 55 killed and hundreds reported missing

Three men arrested as 26 rescue teams on site at Wang Fuk Court residential apartment complex in Tai Po district. Follow the latest updates liveReport: death toll rises as hundreds reported missingWhat we know so far about the blazeBamboo scaffolding may be to blame for spread of fireA visual guide to the fireThe death toll has risen again to 44, fire officials say.Officials said they are still having difficulties proceeding into the upper floors in some of the buildings in the residential complex as the fire continues. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Hong Kong fire latest: Death toll rises to 55 as rescue crews search apartments for survivors

Fire is still yet to be fully extinguished, with as many as 279 still missing

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11 h. ago Hong Kong fire latest: Death toll rises to 55 as rescue crews begin searching apartments for survivors

Fire is still yet to be fully extinguished, with as many as 279 still missing

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14 h. ago Hong Kong fire latest: Death toll rises to 44 as rescue crews begin searching apartments for survivors

Fire is still yet to be fully contained, as many as 279 still missing

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18 h. ago Hong Kong fire live updates: rescue crews search apartment blocks for survivors; dozens killed and hundreds missing after blaze – latest

Three men arrested as 26 rescue teams on site at Wang Fuk Court residential apartment complex in Tai Po district. Follow the latest updates liveFull report: Death toll in Hong Kong tower block fire rises to 36 with 279 reported missingWhat we know so far about the blazeBamboo scaffolding may be to blame for spread of Hong Kong tower block fireThe death toll has risen again to 44, fire officials say.Officials said they are still having difficulties proceeding into the upper floors in some of the buildings in the residential complex as the fire continues. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Hong Kong fire death toll rises to 44 with 279 still missing as blaze takes hold of apartment blocks

A 37-year-old firefighter is among those to have lost their lives after the huge blaze spread across several high-rise apartment buildings, with three men reported to have been arrested

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21 h. ago Hong Kong fire live updates: three reportedly arrested with dozens dead and hundreds missing in apartment complex blaze – latest

At least 40 killed and hundreds missing after huge blaze at the Wang Fuk Court residential apartment complex in Tai Po district on Wednesday. Follow the latest updates liveFull report: Death toll in Hong Kong tower block fire rises to 36 with 279 reported missingBamboo scaffolding may be to blame for spread of Hong Kong tower block fireOfficials said they are still having difficulties proceeding into the upper floors in some of the buildings in the residential complex as the fire continues.Those killed or injured in the fires have mostly suffered from burns and smoke inhalation, rescue workers said. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago Hong Kong fire: three reportedly arrested with dozens dead and hundreds missing in housing complex blaze – follow updates

At least 36 killed and hundreds missing after huge blaze at the Wang Fuk Court residential complex in Tai Po district on Wednesday. Follow the latest updates live Full report: Death toll in Hong Kong tower block fire rises to 36 with 279 reported missingBamboo scaffolding may be to blame for spread of Hong Kong tower block fireFirefighters have received calls from trapped residents, but are battling difficult conditionsFirefighters have struggled to reach the upper floors of the high-rise buildings, even after hours battling the blaze.The priority is to extinguish the fire and rescue the residents who are trapped. The second is to support the injured. The third is to support and recover. Then, we’ll launch a thorough investigation.Debris and scaffolding of the affected buildings [is] falling down. The temperature inside the buildings concerned is very high. It’s difficult for us to enter the building and go upstairs to conduct firefighting and rescue operations. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago Death toll in Hong Kong tower block fire rises to 36 with 279 reported missing

Huge blaze broke out at Wang Fuk Court residential complex in Tai Poin Tai Po district on WednesdayThe death toll from a huge fire that has engulfed several residential tower blocks in Hong Kong has risen to 36, with a further 279 people reported missing, the city’s leader, John Lee, said in the early hours of Thursday morning.A taskforce has been set up to investigate the cause of the fire, which broke out on Wednesday afternoon at the Wang Fuk Court residential complex in Tai Po, in the northern New Territories. The complex is made up of eight 31-storey towers containing about 2,000 flats that house about 4,800 people. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Hong Kong building fire see at least 13 dead as death toll rises after multiple trapped

The blaze at the Wang Fuk Court housing complex in Tai Po, Hong Kong, has seen the death toll rise to 13 after earlier reports confirmed just four people had died

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57 h. ago Thailand deploys navy to help flood victims as death toll rises after record rainfall

Thirteen people have died in the floods in southern Thailand

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