{"id":3661,"date":"2025-11-28T06:41:39","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T06:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=3661"},"modified":"2025-11-28T06:41:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T06:41:39","slug":"firefighting-at-hong-kong-blaze-ends-with-deaths-over-90-dozens-missing-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=3661","title":{"rendered":"Firefighting at Hong Kong blaze ends with deaths over 90, dozens missing | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Police arrest three construction company officials on suspicion of manslaughter linked to the building renovation.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 28 Nov 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">28 Nov 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Firefighting operations at Hong Kong\u2019s deadliest blaze in decades have ended, a government spokesperson said, with the death toll rising to 94 and dozens more still missing.<\/p>\n<p>According to the fire service, the flames were \u201clargely extinguished\u201d as of 10:18am (02:18 GMT) on Friday, and \u201cfirefighting operations have ended,\u201d the fire service said, announcing the end of its operations.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>The eight-tower Wang Fuk Court estate in the northern district of Tai Po, which houses more than 4,600 people, had been undergoing renovations and was wrapped in bamboo scaffolding and green mesh when the fire started and quickly spread on Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Police said they had arrested three construction company officials on suspicion of manslaughter for using unsafe materials, including flammable foam boards blocking windows.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday morning, firefighters continued to work at the still-smouldering complex.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll endeavour to effect forcible entry to all the units of the seven buildings, so as to ensure there are no other possible casualties,\u201d Deputy Fire Services Director Derek Chan told reporters early on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Al Jazeera\u2019s Jessica Washington, reporting from outside the residential complex, said firefighters have been going through each of the apartments on Friday trying to find any trapped residents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe community is in a deep state of grief,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>As many as 279 people were listed as missing in the early hours of Thursday morning, but that figure has not been updated for more than 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>Chan said 25 calls for help to the Fire Department remain unresolved, including three in recent hours, which would be prioritised.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHope they can find more survivors in the building. I think they had tried their best; the firefighters have done a lot,\u201d resident Jacky Kwok said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a terrible disaster that no one wanted to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rescuers had battled intense heat, thick smoke and collapsing scaffolding and debris as they fought to reach residents feared trapped on the upper floors of the complex.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, a distraught woman carrying her daughter\u2019s graduation photograph searched for her child outside a shelter, one of eight that authorities said\u00a0were\u00a0housing 900 residents.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the victims were found in two towers in the complex, while firefighters found survivors in several buildings, Chan said, but gave no further details.<\/p>\n<p>The confirmed death toll rose to 94 early on Friday, the Hospital Authority said.<\/p>\n<p>Two of the dead were Indonesian nationals working as domestic helpers, the Indonesian consulate said. Hong Kong has about 368,000 domestic workers, mostly women from low-income Asian countries who live with their employers.<\/p>\n<p>The fire is now Hong Kong\u2019s deadliest since 1948, when 176 people died in a warehouse blaze, and has prompted comparisons to London\u2019s Grenfell Tower inferno, which killed 72 people in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Hong Kong\u2019s leader, John Lee, said the government would set up a 300-million Hong Kong dollar ($39m) fund to help residents, while some of China\u2019s biggest listed companies announced donations.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4136768\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4136768\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4136768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025-11-28T023722Z_1270439907_RC2E5IA3QLL3_RTRMADP_3_HONGKONG-FIRE-1764308405.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C513&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"A woman reacts outside the Kwong Fuk Community Hall where relatives identify family members from photos, following the Wang Fuk Court housing complex fire, in Tai Po, Hong Kong, China, November 28, 2025. 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