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

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...
Hong Kong fire: Wang Fuk Court structure fire, Tai Po District, Hong Kong.

Hong Kong High-Rise Inferno Claims at Least 146 Lives as Anger Mounts Over Safety Failures

The death toll from a catastrophic fire that ripped through multiple high-rise residential blocks in Hong Kong has risen to at least 146, authorities confirmed on Sunday, marking the city’s deadliest blaze in more than seven decades. Police warned the...