Hong Kong’s Chief Executive John Lee has ordered a judge-led independent committee to investigate a devastating high-rise blaze at the Wang Fuk Court housing estate […]
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Eight more arrested over deadly Hong Kong blaze as toll rises to 128, hundreds still missing
Search-and-recovery teams have ended active rescue operations at the scene of a devastating high-rise fire at the Wang Fuk Court residential estate in Tai Po […]
Hong Kong fire death toll rises to 128 as officials say building alarms failed
The death toll from a catastrophic blaze that tore through the Wang Fuk Court residential estate in Tai Po has climbed to 128, officials said […]
Hong Kong blaze kills at least 75, hundreds still missing — fire now “under control”
A ferocious fire that ripped through the Wang Fuk Court public-housing complex in Tai Po over the past 24 hours has killed dozens and left […]
What happened — the blaze in Wang Fuk Court, Tai Po District
Hong Kong authorities are grappling with one of the city’s deadliest residential fires in recent years, as at least 13 people have been confirmed dead […]
Two dead after cargo plane skids off Hong Kong runway into sea
A cargo Boeing 747 skidded off the north runway at Hong Kong International Airport in the early hours of Monday, crashed through perimeter fencing and […]