A massive fire ripped through the Wang Fuk Court public-housing complex in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district on Wednesday, leaving at least 44 people dead and 279 unaccounted for, authorities said. Among the fatalities was a firefighter who had been fighting the blaze.
At least 44 people have died after Hong Kong’s worst fire in 63 years tore through several high-rise buildings on Wednesday afternoon, officials said. Firefighters are still fighting the blaze in the Tai Po neighbourhood, and trying to reach people who are trapped inside.
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