Five 32 storey building are in ablaze in Hong Kong Tai Po: 14 dead, may are trapped – prayers goes to all victims
At least 14 dead in Tai Po as blaze engulfs apartment buildings
What’s happening?
- Fire engulfs residential towers in northern Hong Kong
- Firefighters have been battling blaze for hours
- Over a dozen people have died, authorities say
- Trapped residents urged to stay inside, await rescue
- The complex includes 2,000 apartments and housed nearly 5,000 people
- Seven of eight towers in the complex have caught fire
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More pictures from the scene
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A firefighters works at the scene at Wang Fuk Court estate, Hong Kong, November 26, 2025. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
First responders recover the body of a victim. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
‘I saw the remaining blocks catch fire one by one’
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The fire at Wang Fuk Court in Hong Kong, November 26, 2025. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Standing in a nearby park while her apartment block was burning, a 70-year-old woman told Reuters she was very worried about her neighbours.
“When I arrived, the block next to mine was already on fire and then I saw the remaining blocks catch fire one by one,” said the woman, who gave only her surname, Wong.
“I am worried about an elderly woman living on the same floor. I saw her grandson who’s still looking for her,” she said.
Wong said she has lived in the complex since the 1980s.
“I am a first-generation owner. I hope my flat isn’t burnt to ashes. There’s nothing I can do but watch the remaining blocks burn,” she said.
“Some people have been renovating their flats alongside the housing complex construction project. That has all been in vain. Many people are crying after seeing their homes burn down and are still looking for their families.”
“I retired a month ago and was planning to go travelling. Now I don’t know what to do,” Wong added.
If you’re just joining us…
20:04 +05
A massive fire is ripping through multiple high-rise residential blocks in Hong Kong’s northern Tai Po district, killing at least 14 people and injuring scores of others as authorities struggle to bring the blaze under control.
Firefighters battled the orange flames into the night as thick black smoke billowed from the 32-storey towers, which were sheathed in bamboo scaffolding – whose use the government began phasing out in March for safety reasons – and green construction mesh.
The cause of the blaze was not immediately known.
Fire authorities said they were grappling to get to the towers’ upper floors due to the intense heat, and containing the blaze was getting tougher after night fell.
The Wang Fuk Court housing complex, where the fire started, has 2,000 residential apartments comprising eight blocks.
The Fire Services Department said it did not yet have a figure for the number of people who might still be inside the buildings.
Read our full wrap-up here, by Tyrone Siu, Joyce Zhou and Jessie Pang.
In pictures: The blaze continues
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Firefighters work to extinguish flames at Wang Fuk Court housing estate, November 26, 2025. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Residents watch as buildings burns
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Outside the Wang Fuk complex in Hong Kong. REUTERS/Jessie Pang
Residents of the Wang Fuk Court are standing outside the complex and watching the fire.
There are explosion sounds from time to time.
Some residents are sobbing as they watch their home burning.
In pictures: Emergency operations and shelters set up
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A person receives medical attention at Wang Fuk Court in Hong Kong, November 26, 2025. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
As emergency workers tended to people at the scene, 700 residents were being moved to shelters, authorities said.
A woman at a temporary shelter, REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
At a temporary shelter, REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
A woman receives medical care at a temporary shelter, REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
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