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LIVE: Residents return to the fire-damaged blocks at Wang Fuk Court
Residents from seven fire-damaged blocks at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po begin returning to retrieve personal belongings, months after a blaze in November 2025 that killed 168 people. #HongKong #Fire #WangFukCourt #TaiPo #live #Reuters #News Keep up with the latest news from around the world:
https://fllics.com/en/video/live-residents-return-to-the-fire-damaged-blocks-at-wang-fuk-court/
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LIVE: Victims of Hong Kong’s deadliest fire return home
Victims of Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades began government-supervised visits to their ravaged former homes for the first time since the November blaze, looking to retrieve personal items that might have survived. #WangFukCourt #TaiPo #HongKong #China #live #Reuters #news Keep up with the latest news from around the world:
https://fllics.com/en/video/live-victims-of-hong-kongs-deadliest-fire-return-home/
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Hong Kong to focus on mental health support after fire, seek smoking ban at sites
Hong Kong authorities will make mental heal…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Mentalhealth #AdvisoryCommitteeonMentalHealth #ChiefExecutiveJohnLeeKa-chiu #DisasterVictimIdentificationUnit #Health #HK #hongkong #LamChing-choi #LegislativeCouncil #LoChung-mau #MentalHealth #Post-traumaticstressdisorder #scmp #SecretaryofHealth #taipofire #WangFukCourt
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#HongKong #TaiPo #WangFukCourt #Fire - Hong Kong residential complex fire - 12/05/2025 animal rescue update by SPCA Hong Kong
Animals / pets
found / rescued: 366
Deceased: 150
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/216848/ K-pop girl group Twice to proceed with Hong Kong concert this weekend #AngelaHuiChingWan #Éire #EmperorEntertainmentGroup #Entertainment #HongKong #IE #Ireland #JypEntertainment #KaiTakStadium #Kaohsiung #KarenMokManWai #KenHungCheukLap #LiveNation #Music #TaiPo #ThisIsFor #twice #WangFukCourt #WorldVisionHongKong
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Quỹ hỗ trợ cho cư dân bị ảnh hưởng bởi vụ cháy tại Wang Fuk Court đã đạt 2,8 tỷ HK$ (khoảng 36 triệu USD). Số tiền này sẽ giúp tái xây dựng nhà ở và chi trả chi phí khẩn cấp. Hãy tiếp tục ủng hộ để giúp đỡ các gia đình đang cần! #HKSAR #WangFukCourt #TaiPoFire #HKFireRelief https://ift.tt/vhry2aA
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Hong Kong races to remove scaffolding nets blamed for fuelling deadly fire
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Hong Kong will press ahead with a “patriots only” legislative election scheduled for Sunday, despite doubts over turnout from a local population still reeling from the city’s deadliest fire in decades. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/03/asia-pacific/politics/hong-kong-elections-fire/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #hongkong #china #wangfukcourt
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#HongKong #TaiPo #WangFukCourt #Fire - 12/03/2025, 5 pm update
Deaths: 159
Injuries: 79
Unaccounted for: 31140 of the 159 fatalities are identified:
49 men
91 women
The victims aged between one year and 97. -
The photo that became a symbol for Hong Kong’s deadly fire
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The photo that became a symbol for Hong Kong’s deadly fire
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The assault by local Hong Kong authorities on press freedom undermined accountability before and after the housing-complex fire. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/02/world/unfree-press-and-hong-kongs-deadly-blaze/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #hongkong #wangfukcourt #china #chinesecommunistparty #appledaily #jimmylai #nextmagazine #southchinamorningpost #humanrightswatch #freepress
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#HongKong #TaiPo #WangFukCourt #Fire - 12/02/2025, 11 pm update
Deaths: 156 (127 identified)
Injuries: 79
Unaccounted for: 30Firefighters:
Deaths: 1
Injuries: 12 ( all 12 discharged)Animals:
Deaths: 63
Rescued: 216
Missing: xx -
Hong Kong arrests more suspects in fire probe as death toll hits 151
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Bamboo scaffolding has become a focus of debate in Hong Kong after a tragic fire in the territory left at least 146 dead and spurred questions over whether its use contributed to the inferno. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/02/asia-pacific/society/bamboo-identity-hong-kong-fire/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #society #hongkong #asia #china #wangfukcourt
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Philippines celebrates ‘heroic’ helper who survived Hong Kong fire
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#HongKong #TaiPo #WangFukCourt #Fire - 12/01/2025, 5 pm update
Deaths: 151
Injuries: 79
Unaccounted for: 36Firefighters:
Deaths: 1
Injuries: 12 ( all 12 discharged)Animals:
Deaths: 63
Rescued: 209
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#HongKong #TaiPo #WangFukCourt #Fire - Hong Kong Animal rescue - 12/01/2025, 4 pm update by SPCA Hong Kong
List of animals / pets rescued - deceased
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Police comb fire-ravaged Hong Kong apartments, death toll at 146
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Mourners flock to site of deadly Hong Kong blaze as Beijing warns against protests
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#HongKong #TaiPo #WangFukCourt #Fire - Hong Kong Animal rescue - 11/30/2025, 11 pm update [2nd]
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#HongKong #TaiPo #WangFukCourt #Fire - 11/30/2025 update
Deaths: 146
92 deaths confirmed and 54 bodies pending identificationMissing: ~100
Among the missing cases reported, another 37 were found injured later and 159 have been marked as safe. -
#HongKong #TaiPo #WangFukCourt #Fire - found animals / pets
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#HongKong #TaiPo #WangFukCourt #Fire - Animal rescue - 11/30/2025 update
In the past 24 hours officers rescued/evacuated more animals from the buildings, including an aquarium with guppies.
Following reports of stray animals in the area, feeding stations were set up.
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#HongKong #TaiPo #WangFukCourt #Fire - injuries update
As of 10am, November 30th - 33 of the 79 injured have been discharged, 19 remain in critical condition, four are seriously injured and 23 are stable.
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Пожар в семи башнях Wang Fuk Court в Гонконге: я думал про поджог, потому что загорелись одновременно по меньшей мере три башни. Анонимные журналист:ки сейчас пишут, что пожар мог так быстро распространиться, потому что все восемь башен этого старого комплекса (1983) были покрыты ремонтными лесами из бамбука. 127 смертей из числа житель:ниц, 1 погибший пожарный, 200 человек:инь не найдены, более 900 смогли бежать. https://www.bbc.com/russian/articles/c93ngg9n9wro #HongKong #WangFukCourt #humananthills #architecture
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On 26 November 2025, a deadly fire broke out at the Wang Fuk Court apartment complex in Tai Po, Hong Kong. My thoughts and links to various articles, social media posts from China, and videos about this tragedy.
#HongKong #WangFukCourt #Fire #HongKongFire
http://elizabethtai.com/2025/11/29/hong-kong-wang-fuk-court-fire-thoughts-links/
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Hong Kong Wang Fuk Court Fire: Thoughts & links
When I first saw news about the fire, I actually thought the building was just under construction. Meaning, it was being built, uninhabited, the like.
In Malaysia, buildings only look like this if it’s being built. My apartment, which is considered old, once had a repainting job done. There were no scaffolding or netting when painting was being done. Come to think of it, I had no idea how the renovation folks did the repainting job.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl–0ge_DO0
Like UK’s Grenfell disaster, Hong Kong’s Wang Fuk Court had flammable materials on the outside of the building that created a “chimney” effect that allowed the fire to spread quickly upwards. Strong winds also made the fire jump from building to building.
Many on Chinese social media said that the buildings were covered in this green plastic netting and bamboo scaffolding for a year. On top of that the windows were blocked with foam for that long. Doesn’t that mean the residents lived in darkness for a year?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAprWUP0oBs
The scaffolding is said to be blamed for the quick spread of the fire. However, arguments are breaking out on Chinese social media, with some folks defending the use of bamboo as scaffolding, and saying that’s not the true source of the fire. But this is when I found out that Hong Kong has a bamboo association/lobby??
At first I thought it was rather extreme that three members of the building/engineering teams were arrested. Now I think more should’ve been taken in. Just who allowed this negligence and fire hazard?
To be honest, I’m not sure why I’m so affected by this tragedy. Perhaps it’s because, like most Malaysians, I live in a multi-storey building (though only four storeys). Perhaps I just can’t believe this tragedy could even happen, at such scale.
… the incident raises questions about the fire resistance of materials used in building exteriors. It is suspected that some of the materials on the exterior walls of the high-rise buildings did not meet current fire resistance standards, enabling the fire to spread unusually fast. This calls for an urgent review and, if necessary, a tightening and enforcing of building codes to ensure that all major materials used in construction are noncombustible and can withstand high temperatures. – China Daily
China Daily has a “live” reporting page for the tragedy.
Reactions from mainlanders
On social media, folks on the mainland are grieving along with the Hong Kongers, with many donating to help them. However, on social media I see many expressing confusion and shock over the green netting and bamboo scaffolding.
Apparently, on the mainland they use steel scaffolding and some kind of flame retardant covering. Although some areas of China do use bamboo and that green netting, it’s not as widespread as in Hong Kong. However, as these are social media posts, we have to only make assumptions and cannot take this as 100% truth.
Lax safety standards to blame?
Veteran social commentator Fung Hei Kin summed up the popular opinion among Hong Kongers in a Facebook post on Nov 27 that quickly drew more than 11,000 reactions and over 1,600 shares.
“The unscrupulousness of contractors, negligence of supervising engineers, the complacency of government departments, and the careless discarding of cigarette butts by unknown individuals – these layers of societal degradation are the root causes of the tragic disaster at Wang Fuk Court,” he wrote.
Hong Kong’s construction industry has often made the news for its black sheep – be it contractors turning a blind eye to substandard work and materials for bribes, or site supervisors displaying a blatant disregard for regulations. – Straits Times
Malaysia’s fire department sends condolences to fallen HK firefighter
Really touched that the Malaysian fire department is mourning the death of the Hong Kong firefighter who died rescuing people from the Wong Fuk Courts 🙏
South China Morning Post publishes an obituary for Ho Wai-Ho.
A reaction from someone who lives in Hong Kong
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnVZdj34tk4&t=10s
Post on Mastodon:
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Hôm nay, HKSAR đã thiết lập các mái ấm tạm thời và quầy quyên góp sau vụ cháy tại Wang Fuk Court. Mọi đóng góp đều quý giá, từ đồ dùng thiết yếu cho đến sự hỗ trợ tinh thần. Hãy cùng nhau mang lại hy vọng cho những người sống sót. #HKSAR #WangFukCourt #TìnhNguyện #GiúpĐỡ cộng đồng https://ift.tt/u41PTx8
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Hong Kong tower fire toll rises to 128, 200 remain missing
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Hong Kong tower fire toll rises to 128, 200 remain missing
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Currently, it is known that at least 128 people have died in the fire at the Wang Fuk Court residential complex in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong.
Dozens of people are still missing.
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Rescue operations at Hong Kong apartment complex ‘almost complete’, as death toll reaches 94 | Hong Kong apartment fires | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/nov/28/hong-kong-apartment-fire-response-rescue-operations-death-toll -
MAMA Awards in Hong Kong to be downsized, Mirror withdraws, in wake of Tai Po fire
Asia’s largest K-pop award show, scheduled for Friday evening and Saturday at Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Stadium, will…
#NewsBeep #News #Music #AsiaWorld-Arena #ChowYun-fat #Entertainment #HongKong #KaiTakStadium #Makerville #MAMAAwards #MichelleYeoh #mirror #TaiPo #UK #UnitedKingdom #WangFukCourt
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/598554/ MAMA Awards in Hong Kong to be downsized, Mirror withdraws, in wake of Tai Po fire #AsiaWorldArena #ChowYunFat #Entertainment #HongKong #KaiTakStadium #Makerville #MAMAAwards #MichelleYeoh #Mirror #music #TaiPo #UK #UnitedKingdom #WangFukCourt
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MAMA Awards in Hong Kong to be downsized, Mirror withdraws, in wake of Tai Po fire
Asia’s largest K-pop award show, scheduled for Friday evening and Saturday at Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Stadium, will…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Music #AsiaWorld-Arena #ChowYun-fat #Entertainment #hongkong #KaiTakStadium #Makerville #MAMAAwards #MichelleYeoh #mirror #TaiPo #WangFukCourt
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MAMA Awards in Hong Kong to be downsized, Mirror withdraws, in wake of Tai Po fire
Asia’s largest K-pop award show, scheduled for Friday evening and Saturday at Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Stadium, will…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Music #AsiaWorld-Arena #ChowYun-fat #Entertainment #hongkong #KaiTakStadium #Makerville #MAMAAwards #MichelleYeoh #mirror #TaiPo #WangFukCourt
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MAMA Awards in Hong Kong to be downsized, Mirror withdraws, in wake of Tai Po fire
Asia’s largest K-pop award show, scheduled for Friday evening and Saturday at Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Stadium, will…
#NewsBeep #News #Music #AsiaWorld-Arena #CA #Canada #ChowYunFat #Entertainment #HongKong #KaiTakStadium #Makerville #MAMAAwards #MichelleYeoh #mirror #TaiPo #WangFukCourt
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The Hong Kong high-rise fire shows how difficult it is to evacuate in an emergency
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Hong Kong nears end of search and rescue mission as tower fire toll rises to 94
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Hong Kong nears end of search and rescue mission as tower fire toll rises to 94
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#HongKong #TaiPo #WangFukCourt #Fire #Animalrescue - So far, more than a dozen cats and dogs have been found, transported to the SPCA Centre for treatment.
For animals in need of urgent assistance, call 2711 1000
Pet food donations >Tsing Yi Centre, 38 Cheung Fai Road, Tsing Yi
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#HongKong #TaiPo #WangFukCourt
#WangFukCourtFire - #AnimalsNote: Nr.3 & Nr.4 owners found
📸 SPCA Hong Kong / Facebook
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[Exclusive] Fate of 2025 MAMAs unclear, CJ ENM-Hong Kong government meeting delayed
Uncertainty deepens as Hong Kong prioritizes crisis response over major K-pop event Promotional poster for ‘2025 MAMA Awards’…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Music #2025mamaawards #cjenm #Entertainment #HongKonggovernment #KaiTakSportsPark #Mama #MAMAAwards #WangFukCourt
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[Exclusive] Fate of 2025 MAMAs unclear, CJ ENM-Hong Kong government meeting delayed
Uncertainty deepens as Hong Kong prioritizes crisis response over major K-pop event Promotional poster for ‘2025 MAMA Awards’…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Music #2025mamaawards #cjenm #Entertainment #HongKonggovernment #KaiTakSportsPark #Mama #MAMAAwards #WangFukCourt
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#rthk:
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.. three men, .. arrested for alleged manslaughter amid suspicions that construction materials put up around the building did not meet fire safety standards.
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"“We found Styrofoam .. installed outside some windows on each floor near the lift lobby,” Chung said. “Everyone knows this material is inflammable…”"https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1833502-20251127.htm
27.11.2025
#bamboo #Bambus #Baugerüst #China #Hongkong #Feuer #fire #flammable #Großbrand #Hochhaus #Renovierung #Sanierung #scaffolding #WangFukCourt
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#rthk:
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.. three men, .. arrested for alleged manslaughter amid suspicions that construction materials put up around the building did not meet fire safety standards.
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"“We found Styrofoam .. installed outside some windows on each floor near the lift lobby,” Chung said. “Everyone knows this material is inflammable…”"https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1833502-20251127.htm
27.11.2025
#bamboo #Bambus #Baugerüst #China #Hongkong #Feuer #fire #flammable #Großbrand #Hochhaus #Renovierung #Sanierung #scaffolding #WangFukCourt
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#rthk:
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.. three men, .. arrested for alleged manslaughter amid suspicions that construction materials put up around the building did not meet fire safety standards.
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"“We found Styrofoam .. installed outside some windows on each floor near the lift lobby,” Chung said. “Everyone knows this material is inflammable…”"https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1833502-20251127.htm
27.11.2025
#bamboo #Bambus #Baugerüst #China #Hongkong #Feuer #fire #flammable #Großbrand #Hochhaus #Renovierung #Sanierung #scaffolding #WangFukCourt
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#rthk:
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.. three men, .. arrested for alleged manslaughter amid suspicions that construction materials put up around the building did not meet fire safety standards.
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"“We found Styrofoam .. installed outside some windows on each floor near the lift lobby,” Chung said. “Everyone knows this material is inflammable…”"https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1833502-20251127.htm
27.11.2025
#bamboo #Bambus #Baugerüst #China #Hongkong #Feuer #fire #flammable #Großbrand #Hochhaus #Renovierung #Sanierung #scaffolding #WangFukCourt
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#rthk:
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.. three men, .. arrested for alleged manslaughter amid suspicions that construction materials put up around the building did not meet fire safety standards.
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"“We found Styrofoam .. installed outside some windows on each floor near the lift lobby,” Chung said. “Everyone knows this material is inflammable…”"https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1833502-20251127.htm
27.11.2025
#bamboo #Bambus #Baugerüst #China #Hongkong #Feuer #fire #flammable #Großbrand #Hochhaus #Renovierung #Sanierung #scaffolding #WangFukCourt