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Hong Kong Fire

Hong Kong fire inquiry opens into deadly Tai Po blaze

The first hearings into Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades have begun, focusing on the Wang Fuk housing complex in Tai Po, where 168 people lost their lives last November.

19 Mar 2026-10:58
Hong Kong to buy homes destroyed in deadly high-rise fire

Hong Kong plans to spend about HK$4 billion ($512 million) to buy out owners of apartments in the Wang Fuk Court housing complex, devastated by a fire last November that killed over 160 people, authorities said Saturday.

21 Feb 2026-13:48
Fire at Hong Kong airport briefly disrupts operations

A fire broke out at Hong Kong International Airport on Tuesday, forcing the temporary closure of three boarding bridges before the blaze was brought under control, airport authorities said.

10 Feb 2026-14:33
1 dead as fire in Hong Kong high-rise flat forces mass evacuation of residents

11 Jan 2026-09:10
Passenger injured in power bank fire on Hong Kong flight

A passenger was injured after a small fire broke out on an Asiana Airlines flight from Incheon to Hong Kong on Thursday night. The blaze was sparked by a power bank in the cabin.

09 Jan 2026-10:06
Hong Kong arrests 21 in building renovation corruption probe

Hong Kong authorities have arrested 21 people on suspicion of corruption linked to renovation work at two residential housing estates, as the city intensifies a crackdown on construction-related graft following a deadly high-rise fire last year.

02 Jan 2026-17:59
Hong Kong fire probe to conclude within 9 months

Hong Kong leader John Lee said on Dec. 12 that the government aims to complete an independent investigation within nine months into a fire that killed at least 160 people.

12 Dec 2025-11:45
Hong Kong fire death toll reaches 160

The death toll from a massive fire that engulfed seven high-rise towers in Hong Kong in late November has risen to 160, authorities confirmed Tuesday after completing the final stage of search operations.

09 Dec 2025-13:55
Safety lapses linked to deadly HK fire

Residents of a Hong Kong housing complex destroyed in one of the city's deadliest recent fires were wrongly assured that the contractor behind the renovation had a clean safety record, documents reviewed by Reuters show.

06 Dec 2025-11:10
Low turnout expected in Hong Kong election after fire

Turnout is expected to be low for Hong Kong's "patriots only" legislative election on Sunday, as the city reels from its deadliest fire in decades, which claimed 159 lives. Campaigning has been subdued, with volunteers handing out flyers and hanging banners largely ignored by residents.

05 Dec 2025-16:40

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