At the very least 13 folks have been killed by a blazing hearth that has engulfed a high-rise housing advanced in Hong Kong, authorities stated, with others reportedly nonetheless trapped inside.
The Director of Fireplace Providers, Andy Yeung, stated a firefighter is among the many lifeless. In a press launch, Yeung stated the 37-year-old had been a firefighter for 9 years. “All of our colleagues are deeply saddened by the loss of such a devoted comrade,” he added.
Wong, a 71-year-old man, was photographed in tears exterior the burning constructing claiming his spouse was trapped inside
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The raging hearth despatched up a column of flames and thick smoke because it unfold on bamboo scaffolding that had been arrange across the exterior of the advanced within the metropolis’s Tai Po district. Stay video from the scene confirmed firefighters aiming water on the intense flames from excessive up on ladder vans because the nightfall skies darkened, with smoke billowing from home windows and red-hot embers falling to the bottom.
The blaze was first reported mid-afternoon and has since been upgraded to a No. 4 alarm hearth, the second highest stage of severity, the Fireplace Providers Division stated.
Thick smoke and flames rise as a significant hearth engulfs a number of condo blocks on the Wang Fuk Court docket residential property in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district on November 26, 2025.
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Police have stated they’ve obtained a number of experiences of individuals trapped within the affected buildings. Information present the housing advanced consisted of eight blocks with virtually 2,000 flats housing about 4,800 folks.
Lo Hiu-fung, a Taipo District Council member, instructed native TV station TVB earlier Wednesday that many of the residents trapped within the hearth had been believed to be aged folks.
“Nearby residents please stay indoors and close doors and windows and stay calm and avoid going to areas affected by fire incidents,” the Hong Kong Fireplace Providers Division wrote on Fb.
Tai Po is a suburban space within the northern a part of Hong Kong and close to the border with the mainland Chinese language metropolis of Shenzhen.
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