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Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades

Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades

Update: 2025-11-28
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With Hong Kong's emergency services dealing with their deadliest fire in decades, that's so far claimed the lives of 83 people at Wang Fuk Court, we look at the safety of the world's tallest buildings.



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(Picture: Firefighters operate outside an evacuation centre after a deadly fire broke out at Wang Fuk Court housing complex in Hong Kong. Credit: Reuters / Maxim Shemetov.)
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Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades

Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades

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