Hong Kong Fire: 36 Dead, 279 Missing — Chief Executive John Lee Confirms Massive Toll

Firefighters made slow progress early Thursday after a fast-moving blaze engulfed several high-rise towers in Hong Kong, killing at least 36 people and trapping others inside. Authorities reported 29 people hospitalized, seven in critical condition, and 279 people listed as missing nearly 12 hours after the fire began.
Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee confirmed the casualty and missing-persons figures as emergency crews continued search-and-rescue operations at the scene. The cause of the inferno is under investigation and rescue efforts are ongoing.

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00:00One of the people in the hospital is a victim.

00:05In the hospital, there are 7 people in the hospital.

00:12I am grateful for the survivors.

00:17I am grateful for the survivors and the survivors.

00:21We will provide all the possible support.

00:25Mr. Elizabeth, your primo lunes on Tuesday or Sunday.

00:31Mr. acknowledging the operation of the hospital,

00:36thank you for offering food for drug abuse.

00:44He has tied for the Urlans and the Ubranians, clean date of the消防隊.

00:50He has tied for Urlans to the loved ones and have died.

00:56He has asked for the Commission and the local administration to recruit national government to support the country,

01:05he has all this effort to achieve and support health advice.

01:08I thank you for the attention of the President and the President.

01:15I also thank the President and the President and the President for the

01:35In this case, the消防署長 will tell you that they have enough money and power to protect and be able to protect the火災.

01:50In this case, I will invite the消防署長 to talk to you about this topic.

01:56I come today to visit the告訴 shopping center of the services where I was私 in policy.

02:13In the保護 COMMUNECTION There are in 86 Bir Supply, there are 169 residents.

02:19In these services, the activities and services areount for those who serve as our staff.

02:25包括有醫生理人員

02:29有民政事務處同事

02:33有社會福利處的人員

02:35有警務處的人員

02:38有紅十字會的一些緊急救護人士

02:44其中有關內隊

02:47我探望他們的時候

02:51有一次夫婦

02:54My wife is 70 years old. She told me about her situation.

03:00She was just outside the street to buy food.

03:06But when she bought food, she saw the火災.

03:09There are about 10 more people in the hospital.

03:15I also want to encourage them.

03:18She told me that we will provide all of them.

03:25I will ask the government to talk about this.

03:31How to support people's needs.

03:39I am extremely important to see this incident.

03:46First of all, I am指示 the government and the government

03:50to do more work.

03:53First of all, first of all, is to destroy the火災

03:59and to save the victims.

04:02Second of all, it is to save people.

04:05Second of all, it is to save people.

04:08And then we will do all of the research.

04:13Here is the case.

04:15In the災火 and the help of the job.

04:16and the people of the corps

04:18and the officers of the corps.

04:20There is a number of 140.0на.

04:22it is to do more of 140.0ill of the corps

04:25and 60.0 ל救護車.

04:26And a number of the corps.

04:28There are many troubles of the corps.

04:29and the bodies of the corps.

04:31and the corps.

04:32It ranges from 800.0 and 800.0 Many.

04:34They are used to know the force of the corps.

04:36to understand the situation of the situation.

04:40I指示 the police department

04:43to use all the necessary resources and power to spread the fire.

04:51I also told the police department

04:57that the police department will all the resources

05:00to support the fire災.

05:06The fire работает, now,

05:09three of them at the averages

05:15no heat lit.

05:21There is a four green light.

05:26He's also investigating now

05:28in the fire spreading.

05:32The next relative version is peace peace.

05:35As for the hospital, the EASAN

05:54包括拉打素醫院威爾斯親和醫院和北區醫院

06:01包括急症室及其他部門例如心節治療銷箱科等

06:06不同部門都全力以赴進行救援

06:13北區醫院派出了一隊醫療隊

06:17以及威爾斯親和醫院派出了一名醫療控制主任前往現場

06:22to be сделать their surrender-free medicine and to provide emergency access to the living room.

06:27When the breastfeeding more who suffered the wounds,

06:31the Clous-de-brief hospital and the Northern Eugertes Hospital Hospital

06:34and the Fort-de-brief hospital hospital and the Fort-de-brief hospital Hospital and the Fort-de-brief hospital.

06:38The-brief hospital hospital and Metro-de-brief hospital hospital.

06:40The Fort-de-brief hospital hospital lassen and the Fort-de-brief hospital hospital

06:41has finally been prepared to receive the mahdoll and survivor hospital.

06:43The Office of emergency hospital are already prepared to receive the hospital for between people with care and to care.

06:46After all, the staff has been involved in the hospital with care and the hospital hospital.

06:51I have already asked the chief counsel, the chief chief chief of officers,

06:56and I will ask the chief chief chief chief for his work on the court.

07:05The third part is to support the staff,

07:09to support the victims of the victims and of the victims.

07:16大埔民政事務處已開放了八個庇護中心

07:23民政處已安排穿梭巴士接載居民

07:29直至九點半庇護中心使用的人數約900人

07:37民政處會密切監察情況

07:40按需要繼續開放更多的庇護中心

07:47大埔區已派出全區的關內隊支援

07:53亦都動員了沙田區的關內隊

07:57民安隊亦都動員了人手配合庇護中心的工作

08:03大埔民政處和沙田民政處

08:06已經在拿達蘇威爾斯親王醫院和北區醫院

08:11設立了跨部門的援助站

08:14為受影響的居民提供協助

08:17大埔民政處會協助有需要的死傷者家屬

08:25申請緊急救援基金或者特別援助基金

08:30亦都會為他們聯絡其他慈善組織的各類援助基金

08:38社會福利處亦都即時安排社工和支援人員

08:43去現場救援站和各個庇護中心為居民提供協助

08:49另外醫務社工也都正為傷者和相關的家屬提供情緒支援

08:57經民政處聯絡香港紅十字會

09:01亦都已經是全面派員去提供情緒支援和簡單的醫療服務

09:08待會我會請麥美捐局長跟大家講解這方面的工作

09:14第四方面就是全面調查事件

09:18查出火警的起因

09:21警務處、消防處已經成立了專責小組去全面調查

09:30這件事件一定會提交給死因研究庭

09:36另外房屋局的獨立省茶組

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