Firefighters strive to put out Hong Kong residential area fire, carry out rescue


  • World
  • Friday, 28 Nov 2025

HONG KONG, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- The death toll in a major fire that broke out at a residential complex in Hong Kong had risen to 83 by 12:00 a.m. on Friday, the Fire Services Department said.

High-rise units in one of the buildings in Wang Fuk Court were spotted to have gone ablaze again at around 11:00 p.m. on Thursday.

Firefighters had entered mid-level units in the building for search and rescue. The department said it is making all-out efforts to put out the fire in the rest of the levels and carry out rescue.

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