The fire in Tai Po on November 26 was Hong Kong’s deadliest blaze in decades: it killed at least 160 people, with dozens still missing. While the tragedy itself was horrifying, the Hong Kong ...
BEIJING—Hong Kong’s national-security office summoned representatives of foreign media organizations including The Wall Street Journal on Saturday, criticizing coverage of a deadly fire in the city ...
First came the fire. Then came the political crackdown. In the week and a half since a deadly blaze swept through several high-rise buildings in Hong Kong — killing more than 150 people — the ...
Hong Kong braces for more losses as crews search for survivors inside a charred tower complex. WSJ’s Jonathan Cheng reports from the scene. Photo: Jonathan Cheng The fire in a Hong Kong high-rise last ...
Hong Kong — As the confirmed death toll from the Hong Kong apartment complex fire climbed to at least 151 on Monday, officials said their investigation into the blaze had found that mesh used to cover ...
This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Death toll reaches 146 in Hong Kong apartment complex fire, with 100 people still unaccounted for. Faulty fire ...
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades has raised questions about corruption and negligence in the renovations of the apartment complex where at least 128 people died. An intense fire ...
Some 279 people have been reported missing. LONDON -- The death toll from the massive fire at a residential apartment complex in Hong Kong rose to 128 on Friday, as search and rescue efforts continued ...
HONG KONG — Kan Shui-ying was home alone on Wednesday, watching television at her Hong Kong apartment while her husband and son were at work. It was around 3 p.m., she said, when she “smelled a strong ...
The devastating inferno that rapidly spread across multiple high-rise apartment buildings in a Hong Kong housing complex has been described by many officials in the city as an unusual occurrence.
A massive fire ripped through multiple high-rise residential blocks in Hong Kong’s northern Tai Po district on Wednesday, killing at least 36 people and injuring 29 as authorities struggled to bring ...
At least 36 people were killed and hundreds are missing after a fire engulfed several high-rise residential towers in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district Wednesday. John Lee, Hong Kong’s chief executive, said ...