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Cover Story: Inside the Deadly Inferno That Tore Through Wang Fuk Court

By Wen Simin, Wang Xiaoqing and Wang Duan from Hong Kong, Han Wei from Beijing
2025年12月01日 08:00
A raging blaze in Hong Kong kills at least 128 and exposes systemic failures in building practices and regulation
Flames engulf a high-rise block at Wang Fuk Court. Photo: VCG
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It began without warning, engulfing the Hong Kong apartment complex in smoke and flames.

The blaze, the city’s deadliest since 1918, was to rage on for more than 43 hours, jumping from tower block to tower block, trapping hundreds of residents and claiming at least 128 lives.

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