Hong Kong Fire Kills at Least 94, Hundreds Injured or Still Missing

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Fire authorities in Hong Kong say that they've brought a deadly apartment fire under control. The death toll is at least 94 people. Beyond casualties, affected residents now face a long road to recovery and tough questions ahead.

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00:00at least 94 dead with hundreds of others injured or missing a deadly apartment fire in hong kong

00:13which started on wednesday is finally brought under control our firefighting operation is

00:20almost complete what's next is the search and rescue operation the fire burned through a

00:26multi-building public housing complex called wang fuk court within hours at the time the

00:32residential high-rises were undergoing massive renovations the buildings were covered in bamboo

00:37scaffolding and a layer of green netting material authorities suspect that these materials did not

00:43meet safety standards which contributed to the fire's rapid spread authorities are looking to

00:49hold people accountable with police having already made arrests police arrested three men around their

00:5750s at midnight who are the company executives in charge of the renovation at wang fuk court

01:02they're being detained at the moment police went to their office to collect evidence and conduct

01:06investigation the suspects are all being investigated for manslaughter at the same time city officials

01:12announced they are stepping in to help affected households in order to provide immediate help to

01:19the affected residents we will start to distribute an emergency fund of 10 000 hong kong dollars to every

01:25housing unit but the money may only be a short-term fix for a long-term problem hong kong's deadliest fire

01:32in decades has not only claimed lives but also livelihoods hundreds of people evacuated to temporary

01:39shelters including people from surrounding buildings but wang fu court a low-cost public housing complex

01:46is home to an estimated four thousand five hundred people for them the big question is where do they

01:52go from here this morning i came here to register to pick up pharmaceutical drugs and deal with some other

01:59stuff hong kong's housing prices consistently rank among the world's highest for many of wang fu court's

02:17residents finding a place to live will prove challenging while the fire has been brought under

02:22control questions about hong kong's construction practices and housing policies will continue to burn

02:28kline wang and leslie liao for taiwan plus

Hong Kong Fire Kills at Least 94, Hundreds Injured or Still Missing

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