Hong Kong fire: 44 dead, hundreds still missing; videos show flames leaping from high-rise towers – The Times of India

Hong Kong fire: 44 dead, hundreds still missing; videos show flames leaping from high-rise towers – The Times of India

Firefighters in Hong Kong were still battling a massive blaze on Thursday after a deadly fire tore through a high-rise housing estate, killing at least 44 people and leaving hundreds missing.The disaster, financial hub’s worst fire in decades, erupted suddenly on Wednesday afternoon (local time) and rapidly consumed parts of the densely packed Wang Fuk…

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‘Flames spreading faster than they should’: What caused the Hong Kong fire that killed 36 and left hundreds missing – The Times of India

‘Flames spreading faster than they should’: What caused the Hong Kong fire that killed 36 and left hundreds missing – The Times of India

A devastating fire tore through high-rise residential towers in Hong Kong and killed at least 36 people and left 279 missing.The hellfire raised an urgent question about why the blaze spread so quickly and what fuelled its deadly outburst. An ‘unusual’ fire that crept with help of styrofoam The disaster was one of the city’s…

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Massive fire engulfs multiple high rises in Hong Kong; at least 4 dead – video – The Times of India

Massive fire engulfs multiple high rises in Hong Kong; at least 4 dead – video – The Times of India

At least four people died and several others remained trapped after a massive fire swept through multiple high-rise towers at Wang Fuk Court in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district on Wednesday, the city government and fire services department said, according to Reuters.Firefighters continued operations into the evening as thick black smoke poured out of the…

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