HORRIFYING VISUALS: 13 Dead as Fire RIPS through 7 High-Rise Residential Buildings in Hong Kong

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A devastating level-5 alarm fire tore through a residential complex in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district, killing 13 people, including a firefighter. The blaze engulfed seven high-rise towers, spreading rapidly through bamboo scaffolding and trapping residents—many of them elderly—inside smoke-filled corridors. Over 128 fire trucks and 57 ambulances battled the inferno as nearly 700 residents were evacuated. With entire facades collapsing in flames, investigators are now probing safety lapses that may have accelerated Hong Kong’s deadliest apartment fire in years.    #HongKongFire #TaiPoBlaze #WangFukCourt #HighRiseInferno #BreakingNews #HongKongEmergency #FireRescue #AsiaNews #LiveUpdates #DisasterResponse #EmergencyServices #Firefighters #SmokePlume #EvacuationAlert #GlobalNews  ~ED.194~HT.408~

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00:00A towering inferno in Hong Kong has left the city reeling.

00:18An entire housing complex engulfed in flames,

00:22seven high-rise apartment blocks burning at once

00:25in one of the deadliest fires the city has seen in years.

00:28This catastrophe erupted mid-afternoon in the Taipul District.

00:33What began as a localized blaze quickly exploded into a firestorm,

00:38racing upward through bamboo scaffolding and construction netting

00:42wrapped around the buildings.

00:44Within minutes, thick black smoke and pillars of flame were shooting from windows

00:48as terrified residents screamed for help.

00:52As night fell, the fire intensified so rapidly

00:55that authorities escalated it to a Level 5 alarm,

00:59Hong Kong's highest emergency classification.

01:03By then, the blaze had already claimed lives.

01:07Fire officials confirmed 13 dead,

01:09including one firefighter who collapsed inside the inferno.

01:13Fifteen more were injured,

01:15and survivors say others are still unaccounted for.

01:18The scale of the response was massive.

01:22128 fire trucks, 57 ambulances,

01:26and teams of firefighters battling flames from ladder trucks

01:30that stretched dozens of stories into the air.

01:33But the fire was merciless,

01:36spreading across multiple towers at once.

01:39Video from the scene shows entire facades burning,

01:42windows bursting, smoke pouring out,

01:45flames licking across the skyline.

01:47Inside these high-rises lived nearly 4,800 people,

01:51many of them elderly.

01:53District officials say a large number of those trapped

01:56were seniors unable to escape,

01:58as smoke-filled stairwells and hallways.

02:02Around 700 residents have now been evacuated

02:04to emergency shelters.

02:07Families displaced in seconds,

02:09watching their homes burn from parking lots and street corners.

02:13Tonight, Hong Kong is searching for answers.

02:15Investigators are combing through the charred remains of the complex

02:19as firefighters continue battling hotspots deep into the night.

02:24What caused the fire?

02:25How it spread so fast?

02:27And whether safety regulations were breached?

02:30Those questions will dominate the days ahead.

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