Major fire engulfed several apartment blocks at Wang Fuk Court in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district

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The way they wrapped the scaffolding and mesh around the building, it's a lantern waiting to be lit.

This timelapse video shows a massive fire still burning at the Wang Fuk Court residential complex in Tai Po, Hong Kong, after firefighters worked through the night to contain the blaze that began on Wednesday (Nov 26).

Operations stretched beyond 15 hours, with crews still battling to bring the flames under control on Thursday morning. Firefighters struggled to reach the upper floors of the complex in what has become one of Hong Kong's deadliest fires in decades. At least 44 people have died, and nearly 300 remain missing. #hongkong #hongkongnews #hongkongfire

 

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