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Deadly Hong Kong apartment fire leaves 65 dead, and hundreds missing

by | Nov 27, 2025 | JPost | 0 comments

Firefighters work to extinguish flames, as fire burns bamboo scaffolding across multiple buildings at Wang Fuk Court housing estate, in Tai Po, Hong Kong, China, November 26, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/TYRONE SIU)
“We bought this building more than 20 years ago,” said a 51-year-old resident surnamed Wan. “All of our belongings were in this building, and now that it has all burned like this, what’s left?”