A fire broke out in a housing complex in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district, spreading across seven nearby high-rise apartment buildings. Over 13 people died in the accident where nine died at the site, while four others died later in hospital. Around 700 residents were evacuated from the buildings and moved to temporary shelters set up by district authorities. The fire spread rapidly along bamboo scaffolding and construction netting fixed on the outer walls of the buildings. Fire services raised the i

Videos posted on social media captured the rapid spread of a massive fire that engulfed an apartment complex in Hong Kong on Wednesday, November 26, killing at least 55 people and leaving nearly 300 missing. Police said the fire may have been caused by a “grossly negligent” construction firm that allegedly used unsafe materials. Reuters was able to confirm the location as Wang Fuk Court housing complex in Hong Kong from a bridge, trees, poles, building structures, terrain, and the road layout, w