00:00At least 36 people were dead and almost 300 remained missing after a fire that took hold Wednesday of several apartments buildings in Hong Kong, China.
00:10The fire spread across a complex of eight buildings where almost 5,000 people lived, many of them senior citizens.
00:18According to preliminary reports, the fire started on the exterior scaffolding of one of the towers, spreading rapidly to nearby structures.
00:27Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed his condolences to the families of the victims and called for rescue operations to add fast.
00:35Meanwhile, a special team of police and firefighters is focusing on determining the exact origin of the place.
00:43Authorities consider the incident to be the most deadly place in Hong Kong in nearly three decades.
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