Video: Fire engulfs high-rise buildings in Hong Kong, 13 killed, many injured

A massive fire tore through seven high-rise buildings in Hong Kong's Tai Po district, killing 13 people and injuring at least 15. Meanwhile, firefighters are st the spot battling the level-5 alarm inferno through the night.

The raging fire sent up a column of flames and thick smoke as it spread quickly on bamboo scaffolding and construction netting that had been set up around the exterior of the housing complex in Tai Po district, in the New Territories. Records show the housing complex consisted of eight blocks with almost 2,000 apartments housing about 4,800 people.