A devastating level-5 alarm fire tore through a residential complex in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district, killing 13 people, including a firefighter. The blaze engulfed seven high-rise towers, spreading rapidly through bamboo scaffolding and trapping residents—many of them elderly—inside smoke-filled corridors. Over 128 fire trucks and 57 ambulances battled the inferno as nearly 700 residents were evacuated. With entire facades collapsing in flames, investigators are now probing safety lapses that may have accelerated Hong Kong’s deadliest apartment fire in years. <br /> <br />#HongKongFire #TaiPoBlaze #WangFukCourt #HighRiseInferno #BreakingNews #HongKongEmergency #FireRescue #AsiaNews #LiveUpdates #DisasterResponse #EmergencyServices #Firefighters #SmokePlume #EvacuationAlert #GlobalNews<br /><br />~ED.194~HT.408~
