After a full day of rescue operations at the scene of the Tai Po fire, Deputy Director of Fire Services Wong Ka-wing met the media. He said high temperatures had made it harder for firefighters to carry out rescues. He added they would take every opportunity to save lives and had already successfully rescued an elderly male from the affected building. #HongKong #TaiPo #TaiPoFire #firebreakout | China Daily Hong Kong

Rescue operations were still underway following a No. 5 alarm fire at Wang Fuk Court, a residential area in Tai Po of Hong Kong, which broke out Wednesday afternoon. Over 120 fire engines and more than 50 ambulances were dispatched, with over 700 firefighters and medics mobilised. The Hong Kong Fire Services Department deployed eight hydrants and seven ladder trucks to fight the blaze, while 22 teams handled civilian aid requests. #Trending #HongKong | CCTV

A massive fire continued to blaze through multiple high-rise residential blocks in Hong Kong's northern Tai Po district on early Thursday morning, Nov. 27, which has killed at least 14 people and injuring scores of others as authorities struggled to bring the blaze under control. Firefighters battled the orange flames into the night as thick black smoke billowed from the 32-story towers, which were sheathed in bamboo scaffolding - whose use the government began phasing out in March for safety re

The Fire Services Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) deployed eight hose lines, seven aerial ladder trucks, 22 search teams, 128 fire engines, 57 ambulances, and 767 fire and ambulance staff for the rescue operation as local departments spared no effort in rescue work in a fire broke out at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po that claimed at least 13 lives as of Wednesday evening. | Global Times

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