GRAPHIC: Many dead and missing in Hong Kong multiple tower block inferno
Firefighters spray water on flames as a major fire burns through several apartment blocks at the Wang Fuk Court residential estate in Hong Kong's Tai Po district on November 27, 2025. Firefighters were still dousing a devastating fire on November 27 which ripped through a Hong Kong high-rise complex, killing at least 44 people and leaving hundreds missing according to authorities.
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A fire has ripped through seven high-rise apartment buildings in Hong Kong, killing at least 55 people, with more than 270 others still unaccounted for.
Graphic shows where the fire happened in Hong Kong.
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A fire has ripped through seven high-rise apartment buildings in Hong Kong, killing at least 55 people, with more than 270 others still unaccounted for.
The blaze broke out at 2.51pm on November 26, and quickly spread through a tower block estate in the Tai Po district of the densely populated city.