high-rise apartment fire
Hong Kong High-Rise Fire Death Toll Reaches 160: World's Deadliest Residential Blaze Since 1980
Dec 10, 2025 01:58 am CST
The devastating fire in a Hong Kong high-rise apartment complex has claimed 160 lives, making it the deadliest residential building fire globally since 1980. Investigators have linked the rapid spread to non-compliant protective netting and bamboo scaffolding during renovations. Police have arrested 15 construction company representatives for manslaughter and 6 others connected to malfunctioning fire alarms, while a judge-led committee investigates the disaster.
Hong Kong's Deadliest Fire in Decades Claims 36 Lives, 279 Missing as Three Arrested for Manslaughter
Nov 27, 2025 09:46 am CST
A devastating fire in Hong Kong's Tai Po district has claimed at least 36 lives with 279 people still missing as rescue operations continue. Three suspects have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter as investigators examine the rapid spread of flames across seven buildings in a housing complex undergoing renovations. The fire, which began on external scaffolding and spread to multiple high-rise buildings, represents Hong Kong's deadliest blaze in decades.