Tag: Hong Kong fire

Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories

Hong Kong to Conclude Independent Probe Into Deadly High-Rise Fire Within Nine Months

The Asia Live News Service - December 12, 2025
Hong Kong will aim to complete an independent investigation into the catastrophic high-rise fire that killed at least 160 people within the next nine months, Chief Executive John Lee announced on Friday (Dec 12). The pledge comes more than two...
Pedestrians walk past the banner promoting the Hong Kong Legislative Council General Election in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Votes Under “Patriots Only” Rules as City Reels From Deadliest Fire in Decades

The Asia Live News Service - December 7, 2025
Hong Kong went to the polls on Sunday (Dec 7) in its second Legislative Council election under Beijing’s “patriots only” framework, a vote unfolding under the shadow of a catastrophic blaze that claimed at least 159 lives and left the...
Hong Kong fire: Wang Fuk Court structure fire, Tai Po District, Hong Kong.

Inferno in the Sky: How the Tai Po High-Rise Fire Became One of Hong Kong’s Worst Disasters

The Asia Live News Service - November 27, 2025
The fire started as a single column of smoke curling above a renovation platform in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district. Within minutes it had grown into a vertical sheet of flame that climbed the sides of the Wang Fuk Court...