Firefighters spray water on flames as a major fire burns through several apartment blocks at the Wang Fuk Court residential estate in Hong Kong's Tai Po district on Nov 27, 2025. (AFP/Peter Parks)

Live: Hong Kong high-rise fire still burning as death toll rises to 44

Nearly 300 people are still missing in the city's worst blaze in decades.

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HONG KONG: The death toll from Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades rose to 44 on Thursday (Nov 27) as firefighters battled to extinguish a huge blaze that ripped through high-rise residential towers.

Working through the night, firefighters struggled to reach the upper floors of the Wang Fuk Court housing complex. Nearly 300 people are still missing.

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