Photograph:Getty ImagesThe death toll from the Hong Kong apartment complex fire that began on Wednesday has risen to 128 with as many as 200 missing, officials have said, as rescue operations were declared over. Four people died of their injuries in hospital, Chris Tang, the city’s security secretary told the media on Friday afternoon. Firefighters had to carry out operations unit by unit, floor by floor, and the units were cluttered with a large amount of items,” he said. Apartments burn in the Wang Fuk Court complex in Hong Kong's Tai Po district on Thursday. “A 41-year-old man went missing at 16.45,” said one report from block F, where the fire began.

Source: The Irish Times November 28, 2025 16:21 UTC