How is the Hong Kong fire going?
Asked 7 days ago
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Firefighters are still battling a deadly fire in a Hong Kong high-rise complex, with at least 55 confirmed dead and hundreds missing. The blaze spread rapidly due to bamboo scaffolding and non-compliant building materials. Rescue operations continue, and authorities have arrested several construction company executives for suspected manslaughter. Survivors and local residents are providing aid, while officials plan to transition to safer scaffolding materials.
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Hundreds missing in Hong Kong high-rise inferno
- Fire continues to burn in several towers over 24 hours after it began
- Hundreds of residents remain missing and feared dead 12s
- Community members provide aid and support to survivors 1m 17s
- Officials suspect some building materials violated fire safety rules 1m 56s
- Three construction executives arrested for suspected negligent manslaughter 2m 2s
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Fire continues to burn in several towers of a high-rise housing complex in Hong Kong, more than 24 hours after one of the city's deadliest blazes began. Firefighters are searching burned-out apartments for hundreds of missing residents feared dead.
Firefighters in Hong Kong are battling one of the city's deadliest fires, with thick smoke and flames pouring from a high-rise building complex under renovation. The death toll has risen to at least 55, with hundreds still missing. Over 700 firefighters have been deployed, and the fire continues to burn.
Firefighters battled one of Hong Kong's deadliest modern blazes for a second day, fighting to control a fire that blackened several high-rise towers and killed at least 55 people. By Thursday morning, fire services reported the blazes in four towers were under control, but rescue operations are ongoing.