On Wednesday (26 November 2025), a sudden fire broke out in several buildings of Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po district of Hong Kong. The flames spread so fast that it engulfed 7 buildings. Despite several hours of efforts he could not be brought under control. According to the fire department, the deaths of 44 people have been confirmed so far. A large number of people are still missing and many injured are undergoing treatment in hospitals. About 900 people have been kept in temporary relief centers so that they can get a safe place.

Many videos related to the incident are becoming increasingly viral on social media platforms, in which the flames are seen growing dangerously. In a video, dozens of fire brigade vehicles are seen working continuously to extinguish the fire. Apart from this, in another video the fire is seen spreading rapidly from one building to another.

This fire in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district killed at least 13 people (including a fire man). It’s raging out of control through 7 of 8 towers of this public housing development that’s home to more than 4,000 people#HongKong pic.twitter.com/vZlvljZrclM

— Ivan Watson (@IvanCNN) November 26, 2025

The Tai Po fire in Hong Kong is so scary I hope the number of casualties is minimized..#hk #hongkong #fire #disaster #wangfukcourt #HongKongFire pic.twitter.com/aKOIjpTqED

— Sumit (@A_Sumishiv1423) November 26, 2025

Horrifying visuals from hong kong several buildings burnt more than dozen people burnt alive. Rescue teams are trying very hard. Wishing for everyone’s safety.#hongkong #hongkongfire #FireStorm #HongKongers pic.twitter.com/njZxB4zswF

— ɳ เ ر ɦ α (@itsnisha03) November 26, 2025

How did the fire break out?

According to BBC report, Wang Fuk Court has eight tower blocks, each of which is 31 storeys high, containing 1,984 apartments. Recently, repair work was going on on these towers and bamboo scaffolding was installed on the entire external structure. Initial investigation found that the fire spread rapidly from one building to another. In this sequence, 7 out of 8 buildings got caught in the fire. The bamboo was dry and due to this the fire spread very rapidly. According to firefighters, the temperature was so high that the burnt material was flying up and falling far and wide and due to this the fire kept spreading further.

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The fire in the Hong Kong building has been classified as Level 5, the second highest level on the scale of Category 1 to 5 in terms of severity. Earlier in the year 2008, there was a massive fire of Grade 5 category in Hong Kong, in which only 4 people lost their lives. In the year 1962 also, 44 ​​people had died due to a fire.

Also read: Massive fire in 7 multi-storey buildings in Hong Kong – 44 dead, 300 missing, flames visible several kilometers away