27-11-2025 04:04 via theguardian.com

How the Hong Kong fire unfolded – visual guide

Fire in densely packed group of 31-storey tower blocks that is home to thousands quickly spread via bamboo scaffolding Dozens of people have died in a huge fire that engulfed several residential tower blocks in Hong Kong, home to thousands of people, on Wednesday afternoon. Many more are in a critical condition and hundreds remain missing, with the fire continuing to burn into Thursday morning.The fire was first reported at 2.52pm on Wednesday, at the Wang Fuk Court residential complex in Tai Po
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