Fire engulfs Hong Kong residential blocks, killing 44 people(1/3)

Firefighters extinguish the blaze at the scene after a fire breaks out in Wang Fuk Court, a residential area in Tai Po of Hong Kong, on Nov. 26, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Li Zhihua)

The fire had left 44 dead and 45 injured by early Thursday morning, according to Xinhua News Agency.

Three men are arrested for suspected manslaughter in the fire that breaks out in Wang Fuk Court, a residential area in Tai Po of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong police Zhong Liyi says at a press briefing on Nov. 27, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Li Zhihua)

Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) John Lee meets the media after visiting those injured in the Tai Po fire at the hospital in the early hours of Nov. 27, 2025. (Photo provided to China News Service)