00:00Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades raged through Wednesday night, killing at least 44 people,
00:09including a firefighter, while 279 others remained unaccounted for as rescuers continued pulling
00:16residents from blazing high-rise blocks. Police have arrested three men on suspicion of manslaughter
00:22in connection with the fire, which erupted at a housing complex in the Tai Po District in the
00:28New Territories.
00:58Investigators said the buildings were wrapped in protective mesh sheets and plastic materials
01:07that failed to meet fire safety standards. Windows on one unaffected tower were sealed with foam
01:15material installed by a construction company carrying out maintenance. Police also discovered
01:21highly flammable styrofoam outside windows on each floor near the lift lobbies of the same tower.
01:28Authorities believe some exterior wall materials did not meet fire resistance requirements,
01:34contributing to the unusually rapid spread of the blaze. The fire swept across seven of the eight
01:40towers in the Wang Fuk Court complex, sending flames and thick smoke pouring from windows.
01:46Hundreds of residents were evacuated as emergency teams battled the inferno. Of the 44 fatalities,
01:5440 were pronounced dead at the scene. At least 62 people were injured, many suffering from burns and
02:01smoke inhalation. By Thursday morning, firefighters said the blaze at four buildings was coming under
02:08control. Officials said the fire began on the external scaffolding of a 32-story tower before spreading
02:15inside the building and to adjacent blocks, likely worsened by strong winds.
02:19I am extremely重視 this incident. I am extremely重視 this incident. I am指示
02:25政府各國部門及單位全力進行多方面的工作. First of all the work,
02:32最首要的工作,就是撲滅了今次的火災及救援被困的居民,第二是救治傷者,第三是支援善後。
02:45The Wang Fuk Court complex comprises eight buildings with nearly 2,000 apartments, housing about 4,800
02:58residents, many of them elderly. Built in the 1980s, the estate has been undergoing major renovation works.
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