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Hong Kong massive fire: Authorities confirm 4 dead

Deadly blaze engulfs Wang Fuk Court apartment block. Photos from the Wang Fuk Court housing estate show catastrophic damage to several buildings. The blaze escalated rapidly.

by  Erez Linn
Published on  11-26-2025 01:54
Last modified: 11-26-2025 13:10
Hong Kong massive fire: Authorities confirm 4 dead. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

A man reacts, as smoke rises while flames engulf bamboo scaffolding across multiple buildings at Wang Fuk Court housing estate, in Tai Po, Hong Kong, China, November 26, 2025 | Photo: . REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

A significant fire struck a residential apartment structure in Tai Po, Hong Kong, on Wednesday, killing a minimum of four people and causing injury to three others, as ABC News documents. Visual evidence from the site revealed serious damage across several buildings.

Video: Massive fire in Hong Kong on November 26, 2025 / Reuters

A man, Wong 71, reported his wife was stuck inside the Wang Fuk Court development during the huge blaze on November 26, 2025, as ABC News reported.

The Hong Kong government issued a statement clarifying that the conflagration began at Wang Fuk Court at 2:51 p.m. local time, escalating to "No. 3 alarm at 3.02 p.m., and to No. 4 alarm at 3.34 p.m.," in its severity.

Thick smoke and flames rise as a major fire engulfs several apartment blocks at Wang Fuk Court in Hong Kong's Tai Po district on November 26, 2025 (Yan ZHAO / AFP)

Officials confirmed that four lives were lost, while one person was categorized as "stable" and two people were listed in a "critical" state due to their injuries, ABC News stated.

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